Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,916.67
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+9.4%
of income
Elevated: turnover 18.5%.
14 March 2012 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,135
Capacity
1,107 (103%)
Free school meals
19.5%
English additional lang.
36.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
57.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.7
Mean salary
£54,172
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 992 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 | £6.8m | £6.4m | £5.1m | 74.6% | +£422k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,118 |
| 2022/23 | £7.4m | £8.2m | £6.0m | 81.1% | -£789k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,626 |
| 2023/24 | £7.8m | £7.1m | £6.0m | 77.1% | +£732k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,917 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
Support staff
£813k
Premises
£134k
Other costs
£921k
5.5%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
3.1%
Premises (total)
3.3%
Supply staff
0.6%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 51.6 | 76.3% | 47.9% | 76.3% | — | 190 |
* 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 | 61.9 | 17.7 | £42,378 | 8.6% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2021/22 | 66.6 | 16.7 | £42,864 | 18.5% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2022/23 | 64.9 | 17.1 | £42,498 | 14.8% | 0.0% | 1.9 |
| 2023/24 | 58.7 | 19.2 | £49,822 | 8.9% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2024/25 | 57.5 | 19.7 | £54,172 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 12.9% | 3.7% | 1.0% | 900 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.7% | 3.5% | 1.2% | 908 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.9% | 3.7% | 1.2% | 925 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 9.0% | 3.6% | 0.9% | 924 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 7.9% | 3.4% | 1.1% | 919 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 7.3% | 3.5% | 0.8% | 915 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 8.4% | 3.4% | 0.9% | 953 |
| 2021/22 | 6.8% | 7.1% | -0.4pp | 18.0% | 5.5% | 1.3% | 966 |
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% | +0.5pp | 19.7% | 5.5% | 1.8% | 974 |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% | +0.6pp | 20.0% | 5.3% | 1.8% | 988 |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% | +0.5pp | 17.3% | 5.3% | 1.4% | 992 |
14 March 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2008 | URN 122900 | Requires improvement |