Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,156.57
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+9.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
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Good19 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
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OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,615
Capacity
1,400 (115%)
Free school meals
19.4%
English additional lang.
4.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
78.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.6
Mean salary
£49,724
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25 · 1,404 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 | £9.5m | £8.8m | £6.9m | 72.8% | +£741k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,003 |
| 2022/23 | £10.8m | £9.1m | £7.3m | 67.3% | +£1.7m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,843 |
| 2023/24 | £11.3m | £10.3m | £7.9m | 69.7% | +£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,157 |
Teaching staff
£7.3m
Support staff
£161k
Premises
£627k
Other costs
£1.8m
3.9%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
5.6%
Premises (total)
0.3%
Supply staff
3.5%
Catering
0.5%
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 | —* | 46.1 | 65.4% | 45.7% | 54.7% | — | 254 |
* 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 | 88.6 | 17.8 | £42,280 | 6.7% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2021/22 | 96.5 | 16.4 | £42,269 | 13.3% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2022/23 | 91.9 | 17.2 | £42,371 | 22.4% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 83.3 | 19.0 | £46,300 | 13.6% | 1.2% | 5.7 |
| 2024/25 | 78.4 | 20.6 | £49,724 | —% | 1.3% | — |
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 9.8% | 3.8% | 0.8% | 1,173 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 11.9% | 4.0% | 1.0% | 1,239 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 13.9% | 4.5% | 1.3% | 1,322 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 11.1% | 3.7% | 1.2% | 1,365 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 14.0% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 1,414 |
| 2021/22 | 8.8% | 7.1% | +1.7pp | 28.3% | 6.9% | 2.0% | 1,411 |
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% | +1.7pp | 21.6% | 5.5% | 3.0% | 1,416 |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% | +2.9pp | 25.6% | 5.8% | 3.7% | 1,411 |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% | +2.1pp | 21.5% | 5.0% | 3.4% | 1,404 |
19 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
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OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Sept 2017 | — | Good |