Flags
7
2 high
Per-pupil income
£6,989.88
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
80.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-2.4%
of income
In-year balance
-2.5%
of income
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -2.4%.
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 3.8% to -2.4%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 0.2%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.0%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.5% of income.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.6%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.5% of income.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good8 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,784
Capacity
1,812 (98%)
Free school meals
12.8%
English additional lang.
2.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
110.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.1
Mean salary
£48,117
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
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.
22.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.1%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 1,532 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 | £10.8m | £10.6m | £8.0m | 74.1% | +£261k | £714k | 6.6% | £6,071 |
| 2022/23 | £11.3m | £11.6m | £8.7m | 77.0% | -£288k | £426k | 3.8% | £6,505 |
| 2023/24 | £11.6m | £12.0m | £9.3m | 80.0% | -£404k | £22k | 0.2% | £6,646 |
| 2024/25 | £12.5m | £12.8m | £10.0m | 80.6% | -£316k | -£295k | -2.4% | £6,990 |
Teaching staff
£7.4m
Support staff
£1.6m
Premises
£591k
Other costs
£2.1m
6.7%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
1.7%
ICT
5.7%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
4.2%
Catering
2.4%
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 | —* | 47.1 | 66.9% | 48.0% | 32.1% | — | 296 |
* 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 | 109.0 | 16.6 | £38,521 | 12.3% | 0.0% | 1.7 |
| 2021/22 | 105.7 | 16.9 | £40,196 | 6.6% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2022/23 | 109.2 | 15.9 | £41,889 | 13.3% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2023/24 | 106.2 | 16.4 | £49,497 | 10.3% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2024/25 | 110.6 | 16.1 | £48,117 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 8.8% | 3.8% | 0.4% | 1,284 |
| 2014/15 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 7.7% | 3.8% | 0.3% | 1,279 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.5% | 3.8% | 0.4% | 1,334 |
| 2016/17 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 10.2% | 3.6% | 0.6% | 1,352 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 13.3% | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1,405 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.9% | 4.4% | 1.0% | 1,444 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 11.3% | 3.5% | 1.0% | 1,505 |
| 2021/22 | 8.0% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 22.4% | 5.8% | 2.2% | 1,527 |
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% | +1.3pp | 22.4% | 5.4% | 2.7% | 1,533 |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% | +1.1pp | 22.7% | 6.0% | 1.6% | 1,536 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.8pp | 22.2% | 6.1% | 1.8% | 1,532 |
8 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2013 | — | Outstanding |