Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,260.15
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.5%
of income
In-year balance
+3.2%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.7%.
11 January 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,051
Capacity
1,330 (79%)
Free school meals
23.0%
English additional lang.
38.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
85.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
12.3
Mean salary
£56,432
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25 · 1,039 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 | £4.9m | £4.4m | £3.6m | 73.9% | +£496k | £369k | 7.6% | £7,281 |
| 2022/23 | £6.7m | £6.2m | £5.1m | 77.0% | +£448k | £303k | 4.5% | £7,698 |
| 2023/24 | £7.9m | £7.7m | £6.2m | 78.7% | +£256k | £43k | 0.5% | £8,260 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
Support staff
£450k
Premises
£420k
Other costs
£1.0m
4.0%
Admin staff
3.4%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
8.0%
Premises (total)
6.1%
Supply staff
0.8%
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 | —* | 64.4 | 89.8% | 77.7% | 89.3% | — | 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 | 31.4 | 14.7 | £47,902 | 17.0% | 0.0% | 1.8 |
| 2021/22 | 47.4 | 14.1 | £46,349 | 17.7% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2022/23 | 65.1 | 13.3 | £48,076 | 22.8% | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2023/24 | 72.8 | 13.2 | £51,837 | 22.3% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2024/25 | 85.4 | 12.3 | £56,432 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 9.2% | 3.8% | 0.3% | 131 |
| 2020/21 | 3.2% | 4.5% | -1.3pp | 5.8% | 2.6% | 0.6% | 480 |
| 2021/22 | 5.3% | 7.1% | -1.8pp | 11.2% | 4.4% | 0.9% | 678 |
| 2022/23 | 6.0% | 6.8% | -0.8pp | 14.9% | 4.7% | 1.3% | 878 |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% | -1.1pp | 13.1% | 4.3% | 1.1% | 970 |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% | -0.4pp | 14.6% | 4.8% | 1.0% | 1,039 |
11 January 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding