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Per-pupil income
£7,125
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.2%
of income
In-year balance
+2.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.2%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good4 February 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
2,051
Capacity
2,138 (96%)
Free school meals
18.8%
English additional lang.
6.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 13–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
118.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£51,379
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.8%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
33.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
9.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25 · 1,354 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE considers above 78% a potential concern. | In-year balanceⓘIncome minus expenditure for the year, as a percentage of income. Negative means spending exceeded income. | ReservesⓘAccumulated surplus funds carried forward. Expressed as a percentage of annual income. | Reserves % | Per-pupil income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | £13.2m | £12.7m | £10.0m | 75.8% | +£436k | £1.8m | 13.4% | £6,258 |
| 2022/23 | £14.1m | £13.3m | £10.1m | 71.9% | +£744k | £1.8m | 12.4% | £6,731 |
| 2023/24 | £14.8m | £14.4m | £10.9m | 73.5% | +£384k | £1.5m | 10.2% | £7,125 |
Teaching staff
£8.5m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£723k
Other costs
£2.8m
6.9%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
6.0%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
3.5%
Catering
0.3%
Professional services
| Year | Progress 8ⓘMeasures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average. | Attainment 8ⓘAverage score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46. | Basics 9–4ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs. | Basics 9–5 | EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography. | Disadv. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | —* | 49.8 | 71.1% | 49.9% | 58.1% | — | 439 |
* Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25. This cohort's KS2 SATs (2018/19) were the last before COVID-19 disruptions, and the DfE determined the baseline was not reliable enough for progress measures. Learn more
| Year | FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally. | Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes. | Mean salary | Turnover | Vacancy rate | Sickness (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 123.6 | 17.5 | £42,866 | 6.5% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2021/22 | 126.6 | 16.6 | £42,673 | 8.8% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2022/23 | 128.6 | 16.3 | £44,313 | 8.0% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2023/24 | 120.7 | 17.2 | £46,278 | 8.3% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2024/25 | 118.2 | 17.4 | £51,379 | —% | 0.8% | — |
Overall absence
11.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
33.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
9.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.6% | 4.4% | +2.3pp | 15.4% | 5.4% | 1.2% | 1,423 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.7% | 4.8% | 1.0% | 1,368 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.2% | 4.5% | 0.6% | 1,377 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 10.8% | 4.1% | 0.5% | 1,358 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 13.1% | 4.5% | 0.7% | 1,385 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 12.6% | 4.5% | 0.6% | 1,360 |
| 2020/21 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 14.2% | 4.8% | 0.8% | 1,352 |
| 2021/22 | 10.1% | 7.1% | +3.0pp | 28.8% | 8.2% | 1.9% | 1,368 |
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% | +1.1pp | 23.7% | 7.0% | 0.9% | 1,378 |
| 2023/24 | 11.6% | 6.6% | +5.0pp | 33.5% | 9.4% | 2.1% | 1,371 |
| 2024/25 | 11.2% | 6.2% | +5.0pp | 33.0% | 9.1% | 2.1% | 1,354 |
4 February 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 2015 | — | Outstanding |