Per-pupil income
£7,000.74
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.7%
of income
In-year balance
+3.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
14 May 2024 · S5 Inspection
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OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,383
Capacity
1,325 (104%)
Free school meals
11.3%
English additional lang.
10.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
76.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.1
Mean salary
£49,674
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25 · 1,093 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 | £7.9m | £7.5m | £5.9m | 74.8% | +£360k | £982k | 12.5% | £5,933 |
| 2022/23 | £8.2m | £8.3m | £6.2m | 75.6% | -£66k | £710k | 8.7% | £6,018 |
| 2023/24 | £9.4m | £9.1m | £6.7m | 71.0% | +£349k | £540k | 5.7% | £7,001 |
Teaching staff
£5.0m
Support staff
£685k
Premises
£689k
Other costs
£1.7m
6.4%
Admin staff
2.7%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
8.9%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
5.2%
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 | —* | 57.0 | 80.3% | 66.7% | 31.5% | — | 213 |
* 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 | 73.4 | 17.5 | £43,074 | 6.7% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2021/22 | 75.6 | 17.6 | £43,618 | 10.9% | 0.0% | 9.2 |
| 2022/23 | 79.0 | 17.3 | £45,309 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2023/24 | 79.0 | 17.0 | £48,937 | 17.5% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2024/25 | 76.5 | 18.1 | £49,674 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 11.3% | 4.6% | 0.3% | 923 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 7.9% | 4.0% | 0.3% | 959 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.3% | 4.2% | 0.6% | 980 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 7.8% | 4.8% | 0.5% | 1,015 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 10.1% | 5.5% | 0.6% | 1,028 |
| 2018/19 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 11.7% | 5.2% | 0.9% | 1,050 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 10.5% | 3.8% | 0.7% | 1,059 |
| 2021/22 | 6.8% | 7.1% | -0.4pp | 16.5% | 5.6% | 1.2% | 1,071 |
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% | +1.6pp | 25.1% | 6.7% | 1.7% | 1,078 |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% | +2.0pp | 23.7% | 6.6% | 1.9% | 1,092 |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% | +2.4pp | 21.1% | 5.6% | 3.0% | 1,093 |
14 May 2024 · S5 Inspection
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OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2013 | — | Outstanding |