Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,500.67
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
30.2%
of income
In-year balance
+2.3%
of income
Elevated: turnover 16.8%.
21 September 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,511
Capacity
1,450 (104%)
Free school meals
29.9%
English additional lang.
49.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
91.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.5
Mean salary
£53,316
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
2.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
2.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
1.9%
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
2024/25 · 1,216 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 | £10.6m | £11.0m | £8.5m | 80.3% | -£345k | £3.8m | 35.4% | £7,760 |
| 2022/23 | £11.6m | £11.4m | £9.0m | 77.1% | +£228k | £4.0m | 34.0% | £8,143 |
| 2023/24 | £12.6m | £12.4m | £9.9m | 77.9% | +£285k | £3.8m | 30.2% | £8,501 |
Teaching staff
£7.0m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£899k
Other costs
£1.6m
6.8%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
6.1%
Premises (total)
5.2%
Supply staff
3.0%
Catering
1.9%
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 | —* | 66.7 | 89.9% | 84.5% | 99.6% | — | 238 |
* 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 | 91.8 | 14.4 | £46,880 | 14.2% | 0.0% | 0.5 |
| 2021/22 | 95.1 | 14.4 | £48,149 | 18.6% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2022/23 | 94.3 | 15.1 | £49,444 | 24.5% | 0.0% | 1.6 |
| 2023/24 | 93.0 | 16.0 | £50,139 | 16.8% | 2.1% | 1.6 |
| 2024/25 | 91.5 | 16.5 | £53,316 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
2.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
2.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.7% | 4.4% | -0.6pp | 7.7% | 2.9% | 0.8% | 1,072 |
| 2014/15 | 3.2% | 4.5% | -1.3pp | 5.9% | 2.5% | 0.7% | 1,083 |
| 2015/16 | 2.8% | 4.5% | -1.6pp | 4.4% | 2.2% | 0.6% | 1,084 |
| 2016/17 | 2.8% | 4.6% | -1.8pp | 5.5% | 1.8% | 0.9% | 1,094 |
| 2017/18 | 2.7% | 4.8% | -2.0pp | 5.7% | 1.8% | 0.9% | 1,110 |
| 2018/19 | 2.9% | 4.6% | -1.7pp | 6.6% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 1,097 |
| 2020/21 | 3.1% | 4.5% | -1.4pp | 7.4% | 2.1% | 1.0% | 1,137 |
| 2021/22 | 2.9% | 7.1% | -4.2pp | 5.8% | 2.0% | 1.0% | 1,168 |
| 2022/23 | 3.6% | 6.8% | -3.2pp | 7.0% | 2.5% | 1.1% | 1,205 |
| 2023/24 | 2.6% | 6.6% | -3.9pp | 4.0% | 2.0% | 0.6% | 1,233 |
| 2024/25 | 2.4% | 6.2% | -3.8pp | 2.5% | 1.9% | 0.5% | 1,216 |
21 September 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Feb 2015 | — | Outstanding |