Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,940.16
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
61.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.3%
of income
In-year balance
+15.0%
of income
Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 25.6%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.7%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good4 March 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
860
Capacity
1,188 (72%)
Free school meals
26.7%
English additional lang.
3.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
52.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.5
Mean salary
£47,915
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.7%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 864 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 | £6.0m | £4.7m | £3.7m | 61.3% | +£1.3m | £2.7m | 44.3% | £6,189 |
| 2022/23 | £6.6m | £5.4m | £3.9m | 58.8% | +£1.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,136 |
| 2023/24 | £6.9m | £5.9m | £4.3m | 61.9% | +£1.0m | £23k | 0.3% | £7,940 |
Teaching staff
£3.3m
Support staff
£241k
Premises
£319k
Other costs
£1.3m
3.7%
Admin staff
3.8%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
8.2%
Premises (total)
2.9%
Supply staff
3.3%
Catering
0.9%
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 | —* | 43.0 | 62.3% | 42.0% | 17.9% | — | 162 |
* 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 | 49.9 | 19.2 | £39,226 | 13.4% | 2.0% | 6.7 |
| 2021/22 | 50.5 | 19.2 | £39,946 | 19.8% | 1.9% | 7.8 |
| 2022/23 | 48.9 | 19.0 | £40,057 | 20.0% | 9.3% | 5.4 |
| 2023/24 | 50.0 | 17.4 | £44,036 | 8.0% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2024/25 | 52.1 | 16.5 | £47,915 | —% | 3.7% | — |
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.9% | 4.4% | +2.5pp | 20.3% | 5.3% | 1.6% | 729 |
| 2014/15 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 20.5% | 4.6% | 1.6% | 726 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 15.3% | 4.1% | 1.8% | 724 |
| 2016/17 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 20.3% | 4.5% | 2.2% | 799 |
| 2017/18 | 6.6% | 4.8% | +1.8pp | 16.0% | 4.5% | 2.1% | 808 |
| 2018/19 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 19.6% | 4.2% | 2.3% | 815 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 11.3% | 2.9% | 1.4% | 880 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 29.6% | 4.9% | 4.1% | 918 |
| 2022/23 | 10.7% | 6.8% | +3.9pp | 35.9% | 6.8% | 3.9% | 917 |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% | +3.9pp | 33.0% | 6.3% | 4.2% | 857 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.8pp | 25.6% | 5.4% | 2.6% | 864 |
4 March 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 2023 | — | Requires improvement |