Flags
6
2 high
Per-pupil income
£6,577.68
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
93.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
33.5%
of income
In-year balance
-22.2%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 93.7%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 22.2% of income.
Elevated: turnover 23.5%.
Elevated: turnover 16.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.0%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good14 January 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
1,284
Capacity
1,400 (92%)
Free school meals
23.9%
English additional lang.
29.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
115.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
11.1
Mean salary
£50,759
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
4.9%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 1,255 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 | £9.0m | £8.2m | £6.2m | 68.9% | +£821k | £4.4m | 48.7% | £7,030 |
| 2022/23 | £9.6m | £9.1m | £6.8m | 70.6% | +£516k | £4.9m | 51.2% | £7,170 |
| 2023/24 | £8.7m | £10.7m | £8.2m | 93.7% | -£1.9m | £2.9m | 33.5% | £6,578 |
Teaching staff
£7.1m
Support staff
£856k
Premises
£185k
Other costs
£2.3m
0.0%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
3.8%
ICT
8.7%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
1.6%
Catering
1.6%
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 | —* | 40.6 | 59.4% | 34.9% | 18.3% | — | 229 |
* 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 | 71.4 | 17.1 | £41,952 | 13.2% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2021/22 | 75.7 | 17.0 | £43,118 | 23.5% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2022/23 | 78.6 | 17.0 | £41,817 | 16.3% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2023/24 | 85.6 | 15.5 | £46,682 | 29.4% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2024/25 | 115.7 | 11.1 | £50,759 | —% | 4.9% | — |
Overall absence
10.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 9.3% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 902 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 9.6% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 900 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.9% | 4.2% | 0.8% | 908 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 11.6% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 899 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 12.6% | 4.1% | 1.1% | 871 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 10.6% | 3.7% | 1.3% | 933 |
| 2020/21 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 14.9% | 4.9% | 1.0% | 1,085 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 31.0% | 6.4% | 2.7% | 1,155 |
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% | +3.3pp | 36.4% | 7.0% | 3.1% | 1,229 |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% | +2.6pp | 28.1% | 6.4% | 2.8% | 1,226 |
| 2024/25 | 10.0% | 6.2% | +3.8pp | 30.8% | 7.3% | 2.7% | 1,255 |
14 January 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 2014 | — | Outstanding |