Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,508.16
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-0.7%
of income
In-year balance
+4.5%
of income
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.5%.
26 March 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,544
Capacity
1,920 (80%)
Free school meals
63.9%
English additional lang.
81.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 3–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
83.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.9
Mean salary
£49,649
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 1,464 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 | £8.7m | £8.1m | £6.4m | 73.7% | +£534k | -£65k | -0.8% | £5,654 |
| 2022/23 | £10.3m | £10.4m | £7.2m | 69.7% | -£47k | -£112k | -1.1% | £6,678 |
| 2023/24 | £11.5m | £11.0m | £8.0m | 69.4% | +£518k | -£78k | -0.7% | £7,508 |
Teaching staff
£5.2m
Support staff
£1.5m
Premises
£654k
Other costs
£2.3m
3.4%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
7.7%
Premises (total)
5.3%
Supply staff
6.0%
Catering
2.4%
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 | —* | 48.4 | 67.3% | 44.7% | 72.3% | — | 159 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 88.0% | 86.0% | 88.0% | 85.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 81.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 84.0% | — |
| 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 | 71.9 | 21.3 | £37,017 | 11.8% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2021/22 | 76.4 | 20.0 | £37,588 | 19.6% | 1.3% | 9.7 |
| 2022/23 | 79.0 | 19.6 | £37,071 | 19.0% | 2.5% | 5.9 |
| 2023/24 | 86.6 | 17.7 | £44,589 | 18.4% | 0.0% | 9.1 |
| 2024/25 | 83.8 | 17.9 | £49,649 | —% | 3.5% | — |
Overall absence
5.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 2.5% | 4.5% | -2.0pp | 2.1% | 0.2% | 2.3% | 145 |
| 2016/17 | 3.3% | 4.6% | -1.3pp | 5.8% | 2.0% | 1.3% | 345 |
| 2017/18 | 3.9% | 4.8% | -0.9pp | 8.8% | 2.6% | 1.3% | 603 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 8.4% | 2.7% | 1.7% | 1,390 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 12.8% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 1,456 |
| 2021/22 | 7.3% | 7.1% | +0.2pp | 24.3% | 5.6% | 1.8% | 1,467 |
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 23.9% | 5.6% | 2.1% | 1,483 |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% | +0.8pp | 24.7% | 5.0% | 2.3% | 1,467 |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% | -0.6pp | 16.8% | 3.7% | 1.9% | 1,464 |
26 March 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good