Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£10,942.37
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.9%
of income
In-year balance
+4.4%
of income
Elevated: turnover 27.9%, sickness 8.1 days.
Elevated: turnover 31.0%.
22 October 2014 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
971
Capacity
1,200 (81%)
Free school meals
68.6%
English additional lang.
49.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
64.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.0
Mean salary
£58,490
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.2%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25 · 843 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 | £9.9m | £8.4m | £6.6m | 66.4% | +£1.5m | £543k | 5.5% | £9,418 |
| 2022/23 | £10.5m | £10.7m | £7.6m | 71.9% | -£226k | £317k | 3.0% | £10,245 |
| 2023/24 | £10.8m | £10.3m | £7.5m | 69.2% | +£477k | £316k | 2.9% | £10,942 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£606k
Other costs
£2.2m
5.7%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
8.3%
Premises (total)
5.3%
Supply staff
4.6%
Catering
2.9%
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 | —* | 43.3 | 66.7% | 43.6% | 73.1% | — | 156 |
* 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 | 59.4 | 17.8 | £51,019 | 19.5% | 1.7% | 4.9 |
| 2021/22 | 69.2 | 15.1 | £51,550 | 11.6% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2022/23 | 68.8 | 14.9 | £50,989 | 31.0% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2023/24 | 64.5 | 15.3 | £53,272 | 27.9% | 0.0% | 8.1 |
| 2024/25 | 64.8 | 15.0 | £58,490 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 13.6% | 3.2% | 1.6% | 907 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 12.9% | 2.7% | 1.9% | 907 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.9% | 2.9% | 2.3% | 893 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 13.3% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 909 |
| 2017/18 | 5.9% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 15.7% | 2.6% | 3.3% | 894 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 13.6% | 2.1% | 3.5% | 926 |
| 2020/21 | 8.3% | 4.5% | +3.8pp | 24.3% | 5.5% | 2.9% | 904 |
| 2021/22 | 8.0% | 7.1% | +0.8pp | 26.1% | 4.3% | 3.6% | 885 |
| 2022/23 | 9.0% | 6.8% | +2.2pp | 28.2% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 869 |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% | +1.3pp | 24.6% | 3.3% | 4.6% | 866 |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% | +0.7pp | 20.1% | 3.2% | 3.8% | 843 |
22 October 2014 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 2010 | — | Good |