Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,041.56
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.7%
of income
In-year balance
+2.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.3%.
Elevated: turnover 32.3%.
6 June 2018 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,158
Capacity
1,190 (97%)
Free school meals
47.9%
English additional lang.
26.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
83.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.9
Mean salary
£49,435
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
34.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
5.1%
2024/25 · 1,082 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 | £8.4m | £7.9m | £6.3m | 75.0% | +£504k | £397k | 4.7% | £7,273 |
| 2022/23 | £8.9m | £8.6m | £6.5m | 72.9% | +£313k | £375k | 4.2% | £7,710 |
| 2023/24 | £9.5m | £9.3m | £6.9m | 73.2% | +£231k | £252k | 2.7% | £8,042 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
Support staff
£593k
Premises
£462k
Other costs
£1.8m
4.6%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
7.2%
Premises (total)
0.3%
Supply staff
5.0%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 41.7 | 56.3% | 33.5% | 27.2% | — | 206 |
* 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 | 87.4 | 13.7 | £42,948 | 8.3% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2021/22 | 85.3 | 13.6 | £43,635 | 35.9% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2022/23 | 61.8 | 18.7 | £45,700 | 6.5% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2023/24 | 102.3 | 11.5 | £46,051 | 32.3% | 0.0% | 2.2 |
| 2024/25 | 83.1 | 13.9 | £49,435 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
34.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 11.8% | 3.7% | 1.0% | 1,023 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.7% | 4.0% | 1.2% | 1,003 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.8% | 3.3% | 1.4% | 1,060 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 14.8% | 3.2% | 2.3% | 1,088 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 14.0% | 3.0% | 2.3% | 1,092 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 14.7% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 1,100 |
| 2020/21 | 7.8% | 4.5% | +3.3pp | 24.8% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 1,095 |
| 2021/22 | 11.9% | 7.1% | +4.7pp | 40.1% | 6.8% | 5.0% | 1,077 |
| 2022/23 | 12.2% | 6.8% | +5.4pp | 39.3% | 4.7% | 7.4% | 1,089 |
| 2023/24 | 11.3% | 6.6% | +4.8pp | 35.5% | 6.6% | 4.7% | 1,079 |
| 2024/25 | 11.3% | 6.2% | +5.1pp | 34.8% | 6.2% | 5.1% | 1,082 |
6 June 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 2015 | URN 103541 | Good |