Per-pupil income
£7,234.43
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
14.6%
of income
In-year balance
+0.3%
of income
No active flags for this school.
22 November 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,501
Capacity
1,487 (101%)
Free school meals
21.9%
English additional lang.
7.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
108.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.8
Mean salary
£50,579
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.
19.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25 · 1,331 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 | £10.5m | £9.8m | £7.1m | 67.9% | +£688k | £2.4m | 23.0% | £6,671 |
| 2022/23 | £10.8m | £10.5m | £7.6m | 70.4% | +£256k | £2.2m | 20.9% | £6,815 |
| 2023/24 | £11.3m | £11.2m | £7.8m | 68.8% | +£38k | £1.6m | 14.6% | £7,234 |
Teaching staff
£6.4m
Support staff
£683k
Premises
£438k
Other costs
£3.0m
5.4%
Admin staff
2.7%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
6.6%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
5.4%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 51.0 | 76.6% | 62.1% | 87.0% | — | 261 |
* 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 | 110.6 | 14.1 | £37,863 | 15.4% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2021/22 | 113.2 | 13.9 | £41,441 | 21.0% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2022/23 | 108.4 | 14.6 | £43,739 | 28.6% | 0.9% | 7.1 |
| 2023/24 | 104.0 | 15.0 | £47,223 | 24.0% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2024/25 | 108.4 | 13.8 | £50,579 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.7% | 4.4% | -0.6pp | 7.5% | 2.9% | 0.8% | 1,337 |
| 2014/15 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 9.1% | 3.2% | 0.9% | 1,344 |
| 2015/16 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 8.1% | 3.2% | 0.7% | 1,352 |
| 2016/17 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 8.4% | 3.3% | 0.9% | 1,339 |
| 2017/18 | 4.1% | 4.8% | -0.6pp | 9.2% | 3.3% | 0.8% | 1,362 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 11.0% | 3.7% | 1.0% | 1,401 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.0% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 1,388 |
| 2021/22 | 7.7% | 7.1% | +0.6pp | 24.3% | 5.5% | 2.2% | 1,402 |
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% | +0.4pp | 20.2% | 4.7% | 2.5% | 1,369 |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% | +0.9pp | 22.4% | 4.6% | 2.9% | 1,342 |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% | +0.7pp | 19.5% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 1,331 |
22 November 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Jan 2014 | — | Outstanding |