Per-pupil income
£7,340.54
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
64.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.6%
of income
In-year balance
+4.6%
of income
No active flags for this school.
13 December 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,892
Capacity
1,452 (130%)
Free school meals
9.6%
English additional lang.
11.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
107.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.7
Mean salary
£50,014
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.9%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
12.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25 · 1,529 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 | £11.3m | £10.8m | £7.9m | 70.3% | +£497k | £1.3m | 11.6% | £6,294 |
| 2022/23 | £12.4m | £11.6m | £8.1m | 65.8% | +£742k | £1.6m | 12.8% | £6,634 |
| 2023/24 | £13.9m | £13.3m | £9.0m | 64.6% | +£641k | £1.3m | 9.6% | £7,341 |
Teaching staff
£7.0m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£732k
Other costs
£3.6m
4.1%
Admin staff
3.8%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
8.1%
Premises (total)
1.1%
Supply staff
3.0%
Catering
1.3%
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 | —* | 54.0 | 84.5% | 57.8% | 88.9% | — | 296 |
* 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 | 102.3 | 17.1 | £40,145 | 9.5% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2021/22 | 103.9 | 17.3 | £42,223 | 3.3% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2022/23 | 111.8 | 16.7 | £42,671 | 11.7% | 0.9% | 3.7 |
| 2023/24 | 108.5 | 17.5 | £48,843 | 15.8% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2024/25 | 107.1 | 17.7 | £50,014 | —% | 0.9% | — |
Overall absence
5.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
12.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 14.1% | 4.9% | 0.4% | 1,163 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 14.6% | 5.5% | 0.6% | 1,180 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 8.9% | 4.5% | 0.5% | 1,195 |
| 2016/17 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 6.7% | 3.5% | 0.4% | 1,215 |
| 2017/18 | 4.1% | 4.8% | -0.7pp | 7.2% | 3.5% | 0.6% | 1,244 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 7.9% | 3.8% | 0.5% | 1,295 |
| 2020/21 | 3.2% | 4.5% | -1.3pp | 4.5% | 2.6% | 0.6% | 1,403 |
| 2021/22 | 6.3% | 7.1% | -0.8pp | 15.8% | 5.2% | 1.2% | 1,459 |
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% | -1.3pp | 12.4% | 4.1% | 1.4% | 1,502 |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% | -1.3pp | 11.5% | 3.9% | 1.4% | 1,522 |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% | -1.1pp | 12.0% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 1,529 |
13 December 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 2012 | — | Outstanding |