Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,843.75
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
11.8%
of income
In-year balance
-1.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.9% of income.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good1 October 2024 · 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
1,902
Capacity
2,475 (77%)
Free school meals
3.7%
English additional lang.
7.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
108.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.5
Mean salary
£50,700
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
2024/25 · 1,466 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 | £11.0m | £11.0m | £7.7m | 70.0% | +£29k | £1.4m | 13.1% | £5,715 |
| 2022/23 | £12.9m | £12.5m | £8.8m | 68.3% | +£362k | £1.8m | 14.0% | £6,555 |
| 2023/24 | £13.1m | £13.4m | £9.6m | 73.1% | -£251k | £1.6m | 11.8% | £6,844 |
Teaching staff
£7.5m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£631k
Other costs
£3.2m
4.9%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
7.5%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
6.0%
Catering
2.7%
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 | —* | 70.0 | 98.6% | 94.5% | 85.2% | — | 290 |
* 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 | 97.0 | 18.7 | £40,819 | 10.3% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2021/22 | 101.4 | 19.0 | £41,688 | 19.2% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2022/23 | 112.0 | 17.6 | £43,207 | 16.4% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2023/24 | 110.1 | 17.4 | £45,859 | 7.1% | 0.9% | 5.1 |
| 2024/25 | 108.8 | 17.5 | £50,700 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 13.9% | 4.8% | 0.3% | 836 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.3% | 4.7% | 0.2% | 881 |
| 2015/16 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 5.8% | 3.7% | 0.1% | 891 |
| 2016/17 | 3.6% | 4.6% | -1.0pp | 5.6% | 3.5% | 0.1% | 970 |
| 2017/18 | 3.5% | 4.8% | -1.3pp | 4.0% | 3.3% | 0.2% | 1,102 |
| 2018/19 | 3.7% | 4.6% | -1.0pp | 5.2% | 3.5% | 0.2% | 1,231 |
| 2020/21 | 2.9% | 4.5% | -1.6pp | 4.0% | 2.6% | 0.2% | 1,460 |
| 2021/22 | 8.5% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 30.1% | 8.0% | 0.6% | 1,543 |
| 2022/23 | 7.0% | 6.8% | +0.2pp | 22.2% | 6.5% | 0.5% | 1,529 |
| 2023/24 | 7.0% | 6.6% | +0.4pp | 22.1% | 6.4% | 0.6% | 1,482 |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% | +0.6pp | 20.7% | 6.3% | 0.5% | 1,466 |
1 October 2024 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 2022 | — | Requires improvement |