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1
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Per-pupil income
£7,911.98
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.2%
of income
In-year balance
+4.3%
of income
Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 25.9%.
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Outstanding7 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
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2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,396
Capacity
1,450 (96%)
Free school meals
25.1%
English additional lang.
36.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
100.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.8
Mean salary
£55,559
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
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 | £9.0m | £8.5m | £7.1m | 79.0% | +£520k | £918k | 10.2% | £6,609 |
| 2022/23 | £10.1m | £9.5m | £7.8m | 77.0% | +£578k | £695k | 6.9% | £7,354 |
| 2023/24 | £11.0m | £10.5m | £8.6m | 78.0% | +£467k | £351k | 3.2% | £7,912 |
Teaching staff
£6.7m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£515k
Other costs
£1.4m
2.7%
Admin staff
3.5%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
8.8%
Premises (total)
4.2%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
1.3%
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 | —* | 62.5 | 86.8% | 69.0% | 87.3% | — | 197 |
* 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 | 96.0 | 14.0 | £46,035 | 19.3% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2021/22 | 97.1 | 14.0 | £46,026 | 22.1% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2022/23 | 95.0 | 14.5 | £48,221 | 17.5% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2023/24 | 96.2 | 14.4 | £53,171 | 20.9% | 3.0% | 3.4 |
| 2024/25 | 100.9 | 13.8 | £55,559 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 9.7% | 3.6% | 0.6% | 186 |
| 2014/15 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 9.5% | 3.7% | 0.4% | 389 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 8.7% | 4.0% | 0.6% | 584 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 12.4% | 4.6% | 0.6% | 799 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 16.3% | 5.4% | 0.9% | 1,002 |
| 2018/19 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 28.6% | 6.1% | 0.8% | 1,009 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 23.7% | 4.7% | 0.7% | 1,034 |
| 2021/22 | 8.3% | 7.1% | +1.1pp | 33.5% | 6.7% | 1.5% | 1,031 |
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% | +0.7pp | 21.5% | 5.6% | 2.0% | 1,036 |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% | +0.3pp | 19.5% | 5.2% | 1.6% | 1,043 |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% | +1.5pp | 25.9% | 6.2% | 1.6% | 1,056 |
7 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
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OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 2015 | — | Outstanding |