Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,588.36
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
72.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.1%
of income
In-year balance
-0.6%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.8% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 3.1%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 2.1%.
12 December 2018 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,697
Capacity
1,579 (107%)
Free school meals
21.4%
English additional lang.
32.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
92.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.4
Mean salary
£44,319
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25 · 1,376 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 | £9.6m | £9.1m | £6.6m | 68.2% | +£475k | £942k | 9.8% | £6,249 |
| 2022/23 | £10.1m | £10.2m | £7.5m | 74.2% | -£47k | £895k | 8.8% | £6,338 |
| 2023/24 | £11.3m | £11.9m | £8.7m | 76.8% | -£546k | £349k | 3.1% | £6,879 |
| 2024/25 | £12.9m | £13.0m | £9.3m | 72.5% | -£77k | £272k | 2.1% | £7,588 |
Teaching staff
£6.7m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£1.8m
Other costs
£1.9m
7.2%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
3.0%
Premises (total)
2.4%
Supply staff
0.1%
Catering
14.7%
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 | —* | 54.3 | 84.1% | 68.7% | 71.8% | — | 227 |
* 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 | 82.3 | 18.3 | £41,607 | 8.4% | 0.0% | 0.9 |
| 2021/22 | 80.3 | 19.2 | £43,237 | 11.2% | 0.0% | 0.7 |
| 2022/23 | 89.2 | 17.9 | £41,775 | 8.5% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2023/24 | 95.4 | 17.2 | £44,820 | 11.4% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2024/25 | 92.0 | 18.4 | £44,319 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 9.0% | 3.3% | 1.0% | 952 |
| 2014/15 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.4% | 3.4% | 0.8% | 965 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 9.6% | 3.6% | 0.9% | 1,013 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 11.5% | 4.0% | 1.2% | 1,043 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 9.1% | 3.3% | 1.3% | 1,089 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 11.2% | 3.6% | 1.9% | 1,104 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.6% | 3.6% | 1.2% | 1,134 |
| 2021/22 | 8.0% | 7.1% | +0.8pp | 25.8% | 6.1% | 1.9% | 1,158 |
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 25.5% | 5.3% | 2.4% | 1,237 |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% | +0.7pp | 23.5% | 4.8% | 2.5% | 1,315 |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% | +1.2pp | 18.8% | 4.0% | 3.4% | 1,376 |
12 December 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Sept 2013 | — | Good |