Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,799.16
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
14.3%
of income
In-year balance
+1.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good14 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,721
Capacity
1,713 (100%)
Free school meals
21.7%
English additional lang.
7.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
94.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.3
Mean salary
£52,871
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.4%
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25 · 1,418 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 | £10.2m | £10.7m | £7.7m | 75.3% | -£544k | £1.0m | 10.3% | £6,000 |
| 2022/23 | £11.2m | £10.8m | £8.1m | 72.6% | +£373k | £1.4m | 12.7% | £6,668 |
| 2023/24 | £11.4m | £11.2m | £8.7m | 76.7% | +£207k | £1.6m | 14.3% | £6,799 |
Teaching staff
£6.4m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£772k
Other costs
£1.7m
4.5%
Admin staff
2.7%
Energy
2.3%
ICT
7.9%
Premises (total)
1.2%
Supply staff
1.0%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 53.0 | 81.1% | 60.0% | 56.6% | — | 265 |
* 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 | 91.7 | 18.6 | £42,280 | 8.6% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2021/22 | 93.2 | 18.2 | £43,517 | 13.5% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2022/23 | 90.7 | 18.5 | £44,071 | 16.5% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2023/24 | 96.7 | 17.3 | £48,849 | 10.8% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2024/25 | 94.0 | 18.3 | £52,871 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 12.9% | 4.0% | 1.2% | 1,278 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 14.5% | 4.4% | 0.7% | 1,272 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.4% | 4.1% | 0.9% | 1,293 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 12.1% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 1,306 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 10.6% | 3.4% | 1.3% | 1,293 |
| 2018/19 | 4.6% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 10.4% | 3.1% | 1.5% | 1,327 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.9% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 1,369 |
| 2021/22 | 9.2% | 7.1% | +2.1pp | 27.9% | 5.1% | 4.1% | 1,378 |
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% | +1.4pp | 22.8% | 4.5% | 3.6% | 1,379 |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% | +1.7pp | 23.5% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 1,411 |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% | +1.9pp | 21.1% | 3.4% | 4.8% | 1,418 |
14 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb 2018 | — | Good |