Per-pupil income
£8,424.69
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
62.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
61.9%
of income
In-year balance
+16.0%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good22 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
945
Capacity
1,050 (90%)
Free school meals
57.7%
English additional lang.
32.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
62.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.1
Mean salary
£44,507
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.6%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
9.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.4%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25 · 791 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 | £4.5m | £3.5m | £2.7m | 60.9% | +£1.0m | £1.6m | 36.6% | £8,248 |
| 2022/23 | £6.4m | £4.8m | £3.7m | 58.0% | +£1.6m | £3.0m | 47.4% | £9,075 |
| 2023/24 | £6.8m | £5.7m | £4.3m | 62.8% | +£1.1m | £4.2m | 61.9% | £8,425 |
Teaching staff
£3.2m
Support staff
£786k
Premises
£154k
Other costs
£1.3m
3.1%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
4.7%
Premises (total)
0.1%
Supply staff
4.3%
Catering
2.0%
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 | —* | 53.7 | 83.4% | 61.1% | 17.2% | — | 157 |
* 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 | 25.6 | 13.7 | £44,598 | 4.7% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2021/22 | 35.7 | 15.3 | £37,381 | 14.6% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2022/23 | 48.9 | 14.4 | £38,440 | 22.1% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2023/24 | 54.1 | 15.0 | £38,638 | 11.1% | 1.8% | 3.5 |
| 2024/25 | 62.4 | 15.1 | £44,507 | —% | 1.6% | — |
Overall absence
4.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
9.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 10.9% | 4.5% | +6.4pp | 35.8% | 4.8% | 6.1% | 81 |
| 2016/17 | 8.4% | 4.6% | +3.9pp | 28.1% | 4.5% | 4.0% | 135 |
| 2017/18 | 7.8% | 4.8% | +3.0pp | 31.0% | 4.8% | 3.0% | 129 |
| 2018/19 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 23.6% | 4.8% | 2.0% | 106 |
| 2020/21 | 2.4% | 4.5% | -2.1pp | 4.2% | 1.8% | 0.6% | 288 |
| 2021/22 | 4.3% | 7.1% | -2.9pp | 9.5% | 3.4% | 0.9% | 473 |
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% | -2.4pp | 9.9% | 2.9% | 1.5% | 628 |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% | -2.3pp | 8.3% | 3.1% | 1.1% | 698 |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% | -1.7pp | 9.0% | 3.4% | 1.1% | 791 |
22 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
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 Jun 2018 | — | Good |