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Per-pupil income
£9,258.76
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
14.4%
of income
In-year balance
+4.5%
of income
Elevated: turnover 39.0%, vacancy rate 4.7%.
25 April 2023 · S5 Inspection
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OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
601
Capacity
600 (100%)
Free school meals
37.2%
English additional lang.
20.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
46.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.0
Mean salary
£53,452
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
4.2%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
13.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25 · 629 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 | £4.9m | £4.5m | £3.3m | 68.5% | +£357k | £850k | 17.5% | £8,197 |
| 2022/23 | £5.3m | £5.4m | £3.7m | 69.1% | -£50k | £800k | 15.0% | £8,982 |
| 2023/24 | £5.5m | £5.3m | £3.9m | 70.6% | +£252k | £797k | 14.4% | £9,259 |
Teaching staff
£2.8m
Support staff
£440k
Premises
£285k
Other costs
£1.1m
6.1%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
6.9%
Premises (total)
2.6%
Supply staff
2.2%
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 | —* | 68.2 | 98.0% | 90.2% | 70.6% | — | 102 |
* 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 | 30.0 | 19.9 | £46,949 | 43.3% | 6.3% | 1.9 |
| 2021/22 | 34.0 | 17.4 | £47,725 | 23.5% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2022/23 | 37.5 | 15.8 | £46,803 | 28.5% | 5.1% | 6.3 |
| 2023/24 | 41.0 | 14.6 | £51,609 | 39.0% | 4.7% | 3.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.1 | 13.0 | £53,452 | —% | 4.2% | — |
Overall absence
5.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
13.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 10.2% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 205 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 16.1% | 5.0% | 1.0% | 304 |
| 2015/16 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 15.0% | 3.6% | 2.0% | 421 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 18.1% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 537 |
| 2017/18 | 6.1% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 16.8% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 547 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 12.4% | 3.2% | 1.2% | 579 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 11.6% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 631 |
| 2021/22 | 7.2% | 7.1% | +0.1pp | 22.1% | 3.2% | 4.0% | 646 |
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% | -0.1pp | 22.5% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 630 |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% | -1.3pp | 15.0% | 3.1% | 2.2% | 627 |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% | -1.1pp | 13.5% | 3.0% | 2.1% | 629 |
25 April 2023 · S5 Inspection
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OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 May 2016 | — | Good |