Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£10,536.83
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
17.4%
of income
In-year balance
-4.8%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.8% of income.
Elevated: turnover 30.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
24 November 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,034
Capacity
1,650 (63%)
Free school meals
32.1%
English additional lang.
23.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
71.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.4
Mean salary
£62,549
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.4%
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.
27.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.9%
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
2024/25 · 943 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 | £7.6m | £7.3m | £5.9m | 78.0% | +£321k | £1.2m | 15.5% | £8,352 |
| 2022/23 | £7.7m | £7.7m | £5.7m | 74.4% | +£65k | £1.2m | 16.1% | £9,317 |
| 2023/24 | £13.1m | £13.7m | £9.9m | 75.3% | -£623k | £2.3m | 17.4% | £10,537 |
Teaching staff
£6.2m
Support staff
£1.9m
Premises
£1.2m
Other costs
£2.6m
| 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 | —* | 44.6 | 63.9% | 46.2% | 31.3% | — | 208 |
* 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 | 106.0 | 9.1 | £50,184 | 12.7% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2021/22 | 108.6 | 8.4 | £50,872 | 15.1% | 0.0% | 8.5 |
| 2022/23 | 95.8 | 8.7 | £54,683 | 45.1% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 79.0 | 15.7 | £57,383 | 30.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2024/25 | 71.6 | 14.4 | £62,549 | —% | 1.4% | — |
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.0pp | 10.2% | 3.3% | 1.0% | 737 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 12.7% | 3.4% | 1.5% | 739 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 9.3% | 3.4% | 1.2% | 730 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 11.5% | 3.5% | 1.1% | 733 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 9.3% | 3.0% | 1.2% | 751 |
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 9.7% | 2.9% | 1.2% | 730 |
| 2020/21 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 18.3% | 3.5% | 2.2% | 737 |
| 2021/22 | 9.0% | 7.1% | +1.8pp | 29.4% | 4.8% | 4.1% | 705 |
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% | +2.3pp | 29.1% | 4.9% | 4.2% | 701 |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% | +1.5pp | 25.6% | 4.2% | 3.9% | 1,086 |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% | +2.6pp | 27.7% | 3.9% | 4.9% | 943 |
24 November 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 2014 | URN 100978 | Outstanding |