Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,427.05
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
61.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+13.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.1%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good19 November 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,303
Capacity
1,500 (87%)
Free school meals
43.6%
English additional lang.
16.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
74.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.6
Mean salary
£50,658
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.9%
Unauthorised absence
6.2%
2024/25 · 1,190 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 | £9.4m | £8.4m | £6.3m | 67.0% | +£1.0m | £1k | 0.0% | £7,015 |
| 2022/23 | £10.3m | £9.1m | £6.2m | 60.6% | +£1.2m | £1k | 0.0% | £7,607 |
| 2023/24 | £11.1m | £9.6m | £6.8m | 61.2% | +£1.4m | £1k | 0.0% | £8,427 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
Support staff
£323k
Premises
£310k
Other costs
£2.5m
6.3%
Admin staff
4.1%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
8.9%
Premises (total)
4.7%
Supply staff
2.2%
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 | —* | 42.6 | 57.2% | 40.1% | 24.8% | — | 222 |
* 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 | 78.8 | 16.8 | £41,687 | 21.3% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2021/22 | 73.4 | 18.4 | £41,858 | 17.4% | 0.0% | 14.1 |
| 2022/23 | 65.4 | 20.7 | £41,706 | 38.5% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2023/24 | 72.6 | 18.1 | £43,292 | 19.0% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2024/25 | 74.2 | 17.6 | £50,658 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.7% | 4.4% | +2.3pp | 23.2% | 4.7% | 2.1% | 1,214 |
| 2014/15 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 24.1% | 5.1% | 2.1% | 1,214 |
| 2015/16 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.9pp | 23.6% | 4.8% | 2.6% | 1,213 |
| 2016/17 | 8.1% | 4.6% | +3.5pp | 25.6% | 4.3% | 3.8% | 1,200 |
| 2017/18 | 8.3% | 4.8% | +3.6pp | 25.9% | 4.3% | 4.0% | 1,207 |
| 2018/19 | 9.3% | 4.6% | +4.7pp | 29.5% | 5.2% | 4.1% | 1,216 |
| 2020/21 | 9.9% | 4.5% | +5.4pp | 31.1% | 3.5% | 6.4% | 1,234 |
| 2021/22 | 14.9% | 7.1% | +7.8pp | 47.2% | 5.3% | 9.6% | 1,242 |
| 2022/23 | 15.6% | 6.8% | +8.8pp | 45.5% | 4.2% | 11.4% | 1,224 |
| 2023/24 | 12.3% | 6.6% | +5.7pp | 38.3% | 4.4% | 7.8% | 1,201 |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% | +3.9pp | 30.7% | 3.9% | 6.2% | 1,190 |
19 November 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 25 May 2022 | — | Requires improvement |