Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£10,971.63
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
78.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.1%
of income
In-year balance
+0.2%
of income
Elevated: turnover 28.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.6%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.2%.
2 November 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
846
Capacity
900 (94%)
Free school meals
41.8%
English additional lang.
48.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
73.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
11.5
Mean salary
£53,407
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
2024/25 · 874 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 | £5.5m | £5.4m | £4.2m | 75.3% | +£142k | £380k | 6.8% | £8,030 |
| 2022/23 | £6.8m | £6.6m | £5.1m | 73.9% | +£217k | £597k | 8.7% | £8,580 |
| 2023/24 | £8.5m | £8.3m | £6.1m | 71.6% | +£227k | £824k | 9.7% | £10,235 |
| 2024/25 | £9.3m | £9.3m | £7.3m | 78.2% | +£18k | £842k | 9.1% | £10,972 |
Teaching staff
£5.1m
Support staff
£573k
Premises
£377k
Other costs
£1.6m
6.4%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
1.4%
ICT
4.6%
Premises (total)
9.3%
Supply staff
5.0%
Catering
1.7%
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 | —* | 51.3 | 74.8% | 53.8% | 37.1% | — | 143 |
* 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 | 43.4 | 13.5 | £49,048 | 15.7% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2021/22 | 50.0 | 13.8 | £46,941 | 18.4% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2022/23 | 61.0 | 13.1 | £48,467 | 14.1% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2023/24 | 62.8 | 13.2 | £49,817 | 28.3% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2024/25 | 73.8 | 11.5 | £53,407 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.9% | 4.4% | +2.5pp | 19.8% | 4.8% | 2.1% | 545 |
| 2014/15 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 19.8% | 3.3% | 3.2% | 496 |
| 2015/16 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 20.0% | 2.9% | 4.0% | 471 |
| 2016/17 | 8.7% | 4.6% | +4.1pp | 28.8% | 3.6% | 5.0% | 473 |
| 2017/18 | 7.6% | 4.8% | +2.9pp | 22.9% | 4.8% | 2.8% | 440 |
| 2018/19 | 7.4% | 4.6% | +2.8pp | 20.3% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 502 |
| 2020/21 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 17.7% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 617 |
| 2021/22 | 8.4% | 7.1% | +1.3pp | 24.4% | 5.5% | 2.8% | 709 |
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% | +2.0pp | 24.4% | 5.3% | 3.5% | 822 |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% | +2.6pp | 27.0% | 5.0% | 4.2% | 840 |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% | +3.4pp | 25.3% | 4.4% | 5.2% | 874 |
2 November 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 2013 | — | Good |