Flags
4
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,617.83
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
81.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-2.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.6%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.0% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 0.0%.
26 March 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,357
Capacity
1,500 (90%)
Free school meals
34.2%
English additional lang.
49.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
106.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
12.8
Mean salary
£49,395
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.9%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25 · 1,194 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 | £8.7m | £8.7m | £6.8m | 78.3% | +£50k | £264k | 3.0% | £6,916 |
| 2022/23 | £9.9m | £9.7m | £7.5m | 75.4% | +£180k | £444k | 4.5% | £7,759 |
| 2023/24 | £10.7m | £10.9m | £8.4m | 78.5% | -£208k | £236k | 2.2% | £7,874 |
| 2024/25 | £11.7m | £11.9m | £9.5m | 81.6% | -£232k | £4k | 0.0% | £8,618 |
Teaching staff
£7.2m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£439k
Other costs
£1.9m
6.9%
Admin staff
2.7%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
5.2%
Premises (total)
0.9%
Supply staff
5.3%
Catering
2.1%
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 | —* | 42.1 | 56.6% | 35.9% | 15.7% | — | 198 |
* 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 | 83.0 | 14.6 | £39,184 | 6.5% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2021/22 | 88.6 | 14.2 | £39,398 | 14.9% | 1.1% | 3.6 |
| 2022/23 | 91.1 | 14.0 | £42,781 | 10.1% | 3.2% | 4.9 |
| 2023/24 | 103.8 | 13.0 | £45,760 | 11.3% | 1.0% | 5.8 |
| 2024/25 | 106.0 | 12.8 | £49,395 | —% | 1.9% | — |
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.7% | 4.4% | +2.3pp | 20.9% | 5.4% | 1.3% | 713 |
| 2014/15 | 7.4% | 4.5% | +2.9pp | 23.8% | 5.9% | 1.5% | 642 |
| 2015/16 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 22.1% | 6.0% | 1.5% | 653 |
| 2016/17 | 7.5% | 4.6% | +2.9pp | 21.3% | 5.9% | 1.6% | 706 |
| 2017/18 | 7.5% | 4.8% | +2.7pp | 23.4% | 4.7% | 2.8% | 807 |
| 2018/19 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 20.9% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 885 |
| 2020/21 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 19.5% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 1,027 |
| 2021/22 | 9.7% | 7.1% | +2.6pp | 35.1% | 5.4% | 4.3% | 1,083 |
| 2022/23 | 11.8% | 6.8% | +4.9pp | 43.3% | 6.3% | 5.4% | 1,119 |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% | +2.7pp | 28.5% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 1,156 |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% | +2.6pp | 27.3% | 5.4% | 3.3% | 1,194 |
26 March 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 2015 | — | Good |