Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£10,081.15
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.6%
of income
In-year balance
+6.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.1%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good24 September 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,123
Capacity
1,301 (86%)
Free school meals
67.8%
English additional lang.
16.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
80.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.9
Mean salary
£54,404
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.4%
Unauthorised absence
9.7%
2024/25 · 1,145 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 | £9.1m | £8.6m | £6.6m | 72.2% | +£546k | £766k | 8.4% | £7,654 |
| 2022/23 | £10.3m | £9.2m | £6.8m | 66.2% | +£1.1m | £955k | 9.3% | £8,866 |
| 2023/24 | £11.2m | £10.5m | £7.7m | 68.6% | +£689k | £957k | 8.6% | £10,081 |
Teaching staff
£5.9m
Support staff
£804k
Premises
£1.3m
Other costs
£1.5m
3.0%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
1.4%
ICT
0.7%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
5.1%
Catering
0.3%
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 | —* | 35.5 | 47.5% | 21.9% | 41.6% | — | 219 |
* 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 | 83.0 | 13.8 | £46,741 | 10.4% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2021/22 | 80.1 | 14.9 | £46,563 | 12.0% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2022/23 | 84.1 | 13.8 | £47,733 | 14.9% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2023/24 | 87.0 | 12.7 | £50,993 | 13.3% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2024/25 | 80.6 | 13.9 | £54,404 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
9.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.8% | 4.4% | +2.4pp | 18.2% | 4.2% | 2.6% | 961 |
| 2014/15 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 18.9% | 4.2% | 2.5% | 956 |
| 2015/16 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 19.4% | 3.3% | 3.0% | 990 |
| 2016/17 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 21.2% | 2.5% | 4.3% | 1,027 |
| 2017/18 | 7.9% | 4.8% | +3.1pp | 24.7% | 2.5% | 5.3% | 1,033 |
| 2018/19 | 7.9% | 4.6% | +3.3pp | 23.8% | 1.5% | 6.3% | 1,078 |
| 2020/21 | 10.1% | 4.5% | +5.6pp | 30.0% | 2.9% | 7.2% | 1,127 |
| 2021/22 | 13.8% | 7.1% | +6.7pp | 43.0% | 7.2% | 6.6% | 1,180 |
| 2022/23 | 13.9% | 6.8% | +7.0pp | 37.8% | 5.5% | 8.4% | 1,147 |
| 2023/24 | 12.4% | 6.6% | +5.9pp | 33.5% | 4.1% | 8.3% | 1,142 |
| 2024/25 | 12.1% | 6.2% | +5.9pp | 31.8% | 2.4% | 9.7% | 1,145 |
24 September 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 2022 | — | Requires improvement |