Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,738.91
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
24.9%
of income
In-year balance
-2.3%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.3%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.3% of income.
14 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,394
Capacity
1,464 (95%)
Free school meals
28.7%
English additional lang.
61.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
87.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.0
Mean salary
£58,085
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 1,204 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 | £9.3m | £8.8m | £6.9m | 74.9% | +£521k | £2.0m | 21.2% | £6,841 |
| 2022/23 | £10.5m | £9.5m | £7.6m | 72.6% | +£924k | £2.9m | 27.6% | £7,524 |
| 2023/24 | £10.6m | £10.9m | £8.3m | 78.3% | -£241k | £2.6m | 24.9% | £7,739 |
Teaching staff
£6.1m
Support staff
£606k
Premises
£825k
Other costs
£1.7m
11.1%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
1.1%
ICT
9.3%
Premises (total)
2.4%
Supply staff
1.8%
Catering
1.8%
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 | —* | 58.5 | 80.5% | 62.4% | 95.0% | — | 221 |
* 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 | 88.4 | 14.6 | £45,221 | 19.2% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2021/22 | 87.8 | 15.4 | £45,335 | 18.7% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2022/23 | 89.2 | 15.6 | £46,883 | 19.7% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2023/24 | 87.2 | 15.8 | £53,776 | 11.7% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2024/25 | 87.3 | 16.0 | £58,085 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 10.9% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 902 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 11.3% | 4.0% | 1.0% | 932 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 8.8% | 3.8% | 0.6% | 982 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 7.8% | 3.8% | 0.7% | 1,012 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 8.3% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 1,051 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 8.0% | 3.4% | 1.0% | 1,092 |
| 2020/21 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 6.0% | 3.1% | 0.6% | 1,116 |
| 2021/22 | 6.7% | 7.1% | -0.4pp | 19.4% | 6.1% | 0.6% | 1,137 |
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% | +0.6pp | 23.0% | 6.5% | 0.9% | 1,175 |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% | +0.1pp | 21.3% | 5.8% | 0.9% | 1,176 |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% | +1.0pp | 22.0% | 5.8% | 1.4% | 1,204 |
14 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 May 2012 | — | Outstanding |