Per-pupil income
£6,797.54
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+9.4%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
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2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,547
Capacity
1,460 (106%)
Free school meals
11.4%
English additional lang.
37.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
85.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.2
Mean salary
£58,784
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.2%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25 · 1,056 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 | £8.4m | £7.9m | £6.4m | 76.6% | +£493k | £2.2m | 26.1% | £5,479 |
| 2022/23 | £9.5m | £8.4m | £6.8m | 70.9% | +£1.1m | £2.0m | 20.7% | £6,224 |
| 2023/24 | £10.5m | £9.5m | £7.6m | 71.9% | +£993k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,798 |
Teaching staff
£6.3m
Support staff
£995k
Premises
£339k
Other costs
£1.6m
1.7%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
7.7%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
0.2%
Catering
0.6%
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 | —* | 80.5 | 100.0% | 99.5% | 72.4% | — | 210 |
* 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 | 85.3 | 17.9 | £46,125 | 11.0% | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2021/22 | 89.7 | 17.1 | £46,404 | 18.3% | 1.1% | 5.0 |
| 2022/23 | 83.8 | 18.3 | £47,907 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2023/24 | 86.7 | 17.8 | £50,894 | 8.3% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2024/25 | 85.0 | 18.2 | £58,784 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.3% | 4.4% | -1.1pp | 4.4% | 2.9% | 0.4% | 961 |
| 2014/15 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.0pp | 5.7% | 3.1% | 0.4% | 995 |
| 2015/16 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 8.1% | 3.1% | 0.7% | 1,027 |
| 2016/17 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 7.6% | 3.2% | 0.7% | 1,051 |
| 2017/18 | 4.1% | 4.8% | -0.7pp | 8.9% | 3.6% | 0.5% | 1,053 |
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 8.7% | 3.7% | 0.3% | 1,055 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 22.2% | 4.1% | 0.2% | 1,057 |
| 2021/22 | 6.8% | 7.1% | -0.3pp | 28.7% | 6.2% | 0.7% | 1,058 |
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% | -0.3pp | 26.1% | 5.7% | 0.8% | 1,051 |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% | -0.9pp | 20.6% | 4.9% | 0.7% | 1,054 |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% | -1.3pp | 14.9% | 4.2% | 0.8% | 1,056 |
18 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
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OutstandingPersonal development
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OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 2011 | URN 103012 | Good |