Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,087.24
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
64.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
26.8%
of income
In-year balance
+14.0%
of income
Elevated: turnover 21.7%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good25 February 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,020
Capacity
1,050 (97%)
Free school meals
45.1%
English additional lang.
28.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
70.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.6
Mean salary
£48,044
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
6.7%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.8%
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25 · 984 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 | £6.4m | £5.1m | £3.7m | 57.3% | +£1.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,435 |
| 2022/23 | £5.0m | £4.0m | £2.8m | 55.6% | +£979k | £1.6m | 32.2% | £4,758 |
| 2023/24 | £8.6m | £7.4m | £5.6m | 64.5% | +£1.2m | £2.3m | 26.8% | £8,087 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
Support staff
£578k
Premises
£423k
Other costs
£1.4m
5.7%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
7.3%
Premises (total)
0.6%
Supply staff
3.6%
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 | —* | 44.9 | 60.8% | 41.5% | 54.5% | — | 176 |
* 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 | 42.3 | 21.1 | £41,237 | 12.0% | 2.3% | 8.9 |
| 2021/22 | 53.7 | 18.5 | £40,480 | 13.9% | 0.0% | 11.0 |
| 2022/23 | 64.8 | 16.2 | £38,708 | 27.3% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2023/24 | 69.0 | 15.4 | £41,320 | 21.7% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2024/25 | 70.0 | 14.6 | £48,044 | —% | 6.7% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.4% | 4.4% | +2.0pp | 20.3% | 5.2% | 1.2% | 716 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.2% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 721 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.1% | 4.5% | 1.0% | 751 |
| 2016/17 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 19.2% | 4.6% | 1.9% | 761 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 16.9% | 4.3% | 1.7% | 762 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 17.7% | 4.3% | 1.8% | 775 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 14.6% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 843 |
| 2021/22 | 8.6% | 7.1% | +1.5pp | 26.6% | 5.3% | 3.3% | 931 |
| 2022/23 | 11.8% | 6.8% | +5.0pp | 35.7% | 6.0% | 5.8% | 963 |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% | +2.6pp | 29.0% | 3.8% | 5.4% | 1,002 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 21.9% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 984 |
25 February 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2022 | — | Requires improvement |