Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,526.06
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.8%
of income
In-year balance
+1.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.
12 October 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,818
Capacity
1,900 (96%)
Free school meals
22.8%
English additional lang.
12.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
103.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.7
Mean salary
£49,361
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 1,541 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 | £11.8m | £10.9m | £8.2m | 69.0% | +£883k | £620k | 5.3% | £6,604 |
| 2022/23 | £12.9m | £12.3m | £9.0m | 69.8% | +£576k | £779k | 6.0% | £6,958 |
| 2023/24 | £13.9m | £13.7m | £10.4m | 75.3% | +£164k | £394k | 2.8% | £7,526 |
Teaching staff
£7.6m
Support staff
£966k
Premises
£283k
Other costs
£3.0m
4.7%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
1.2%
ICT
3.9%
Premises (total)
0.9%
Supply staff
4.2%
Catering
1.8%
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 | —* | 56.7 | 81.5% | 62.0% | 50.9% | — | 287 |
* 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 | 98.9 | 17.7 | £40,443 | 9.1% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2021/22 | 104.8 | 17.1 | £42,696 | 11.9% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2022/23 | 107.2 | 17.3 | £43,745 | 5.0% | 0.0% | 2.2 |
| 2023/24 | 111.7 | 16.5 | £47,702 | 17.4% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2024/25 | 103.0 | 17.7 | £49,361 | —% | 1.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.2pp | 11.3% | 3.6% | 1.0% | 904 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 14.6% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 1,004 |
| 2015/16 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 12.8% | 3.0% | 1.4% | 1,057 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 11.4% | 3.1% | 1.6% | 1,146 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.0pp | 13.2% | 3.1% | 1.7% | 1,240 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 10.3% | 3.0% | 1.5% | 1,317 |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.5% | 3.5% | 1.2% | 1,482 |
| 2021/22 | 8.5% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 25.5% | 6.4% | 2.1% | 1,515 |
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% | +1.6pp | 24.3% | 6.4% | 2.0% | 1,541 |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% | +3.2pp | 25.9% | 7.1% | 2.7% | 1,525 |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% | +2.5pp | 22.0% | 5.2% | 3.5% | 1,541 |
12 October 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 2007 | URN 121709 | Outstanding |