Per-pupil income
£8,882.8
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
73.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.3%
of income
In-year balance
+0.0%
of income
No active flags for this school.
31 January 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
2,336
Capacity
2,334 (100%)
Free school meals
28.1%
English additional lang.
28.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
159.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.6
Mean salary
£53,315
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 1,901 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 | £16.1m | £16.0m | £11.7m | 72.7% | +£44k | £1.6m | 9.8% | £6,937 |
| 2022/23 | £17.7m | £18.3m | £13.4m | 75.4% | -£524k | £1.1m | 6.0% | £7,626 |
| 2023/24 | £19.4m | £19.4m | £13.6m | 70.1% | +£39k | £1.1m | 5.7% | £8,302 |
| 2024/25 | £20.8m | £20.7m | £15.2m | 73.1% | +£1k | £1.1m | 5.3% | £8,883 |
Teaching staff
£11.6m
Support staff
£2.0m
Premises
£1.5m
Other costs
£4.1m
5.0%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
1.5%
ICT
8.3%
Premises (total)
0.3%
Supply staff
6.0%
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 | —* | 49.7 | 70.0% | 50.7% | 38.2% | — | 353 |
* 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 | 130.6 | 16.8 | £50,876 | 4.9% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2021/22 | 141.0 | 16.4 | £50,557 | 11.9% | 2.1% | 7.3 |
| 2022/23 | 154.0 | 15.1 | £51,796 | 15.4% | 0.6% | 6.4 |
| 2023/24 | 155.4 | 14.9 | £52,699 | 12.9% | 0.6% | 7.6 |
| 2024/25 | 159.6 | 14.6 | £53,315 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 11.4% | 4.1% | 0.6% | 1,386 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 13.6% | 4.1% | 0.8% | 1,422 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 12.3% | 4.5% | 0.8% | 1,422 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 15.8% | 4.7% | 1.2% | 1,421 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 12.0% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 1,505 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 13.2% | 3.8% | 1.5% | 1,590 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 15.2% | 4.3% | 1.0% | 1,782 |
| 2021/22 | 7.5% | 7.1% | +0.3pp | 23.5% | 5.6% | 1.8% | 1,859 |
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% | +2.0pp | 27.8% | 6.7% | 2.1% | 1,881 |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% | +1.0pp | 22.4% | 6.1% | 1.4% | 1,897 |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% | +0.6pp | 19.1% | 5.5% | 1.4% | 1,901 |
31 January 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Sept 2012 | — | Good |