Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,306.04
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.0%
of income
In-year balance
-1.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
13 December 2012 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,209
Capacity
1,200 (101%)
Free school meals
18.0%
English additional lang.
12.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
72.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.7
Mean salary
£50,146
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25 · 1,254 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 | £6.7m | £6.6m | £4.8m | 71.0% | +£107k | £874k | 13.1% | £6,310 |
| 2022/23 | £7.1m | £7.1m | £5.2m | 72.6% | +£60k | £934k | 13.1% | £6,466 |
| 2023/24 | £7.9m | £7.8m | £5.7m | 72.1% | +£50k | £984k | 12.5% | £6,815 |
| 2024/25 | £8.8m | £8.9m | £6.6m | 74.6% | -£100k | £884k | 10.0% | £7,306 |
Teaching staff
£5.1m
Support staff
£795k
Premises
£692k
Other costs
£1.7m
6.5%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
3.6%
ICT
10.7%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
1.4%
Catering
2.0%
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 | —* | 49.7 | 77.4% | 53.8% | 14.2% | — | 212 |
* 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 | 58.6 | 17.7 | £40,191 | 17.4% | 1.7% | 1.4 |
| 2021/22 | 58.1 | 18.3 | £39,382 | 18.9% | 0.0% | 0.3 |
| 2022/23 | 64.9 | 17.0 | £38,345 | 22.4% | 0.0% | 2.2 |
| 2023/24 | 70.6 | 16.4 | £42,838 | 14.4% | 2.8% | 1.9 |
| 2024/25 | 72.6 | 16.7 | £50,146 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 14.0% | 3.8% | 1.3% | 993 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 13.3% | 3.8% | 0.8% | 958 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.8% | 4.0% | 1.2% | 971 |
| 2016/17 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 18.1% | 4.5% | 1.8% | 964 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 16.9% | 4.3% | 1.5% | 949 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 18.4% | 3.9% | 1.9% | 996 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 16.6% | 4.2% | 1.6% | 1,061 |
| 2021/22 | 9.2% | 7.1% | +2.1pp | 26.2% | 6.2% | 3.0% | 1,103 |
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% | +1.1pp | 22.1% | 5.0% | 2.9% | 1,147 |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% | +1.9pp | 22.6% | 5.1% | 3.4% | 1,214 |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% | +1.9pp | 20.3% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 1,254 |
13 December 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 2010 | — | Requires improvement |