Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,343.14
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
77.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.9%
of income
In-year balance
-1.9%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.9% of income.
7 February 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,050
Capacity
1,050 (100%)
Free school meals
17.1%
English additional lang.
25.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
58.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.9
Mean salary
£54,027
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.1%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 1,075 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 | £6.2m | £6.0m | £4.9m | 79.7% | +£144k | £526k | 8.5% | £5,876 |
| 2022/23 | £6.7m | £6.7m | £5.3m | 78.2% | +£58k | £583k | 8.7% | £6,444 |
| 2023/24 | £7.1m | £6.9m | £5.5m | 77.8% | +£248k | £831k | 11.7% | £6,758 |
| 2024/25 | £7.7m | £7.9m | £6.0m | 77.3% | -£148k | £683k | 8.9% | £7,343 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
Support staff
£893k
Premises
£334k
Other costs
£1.6m
5.4%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
1.1%
ICT
5.5%
Premises (total)
0.8%
Supply staff
0.9%
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 | —* | 53.1 | 76.8% | 58.6% | 19.7% | — | 203 |
* 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 | 58.3 | 17.9 | £43,609 | 4.0% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 62.0 | 16.9 | £42,640 | 11.8% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2022/23 | 60.4 | 17.3 | £45,625 | 8.3% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2023/24 | 61.7 | 17.1 | £49,952 | 11.3% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2024/25 | 58.8 | 17.9 | £54,027 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.7% | 4.4% | +1.3pp | 12.9% | 4.1% | 1.6% | 1,053 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 13.1% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 1,062 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.5% | 3.7% | 1.1% | 1,064 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 11.9% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 1,079 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 11.9% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 1,070 |
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 8.6% | 3.0% | 1.1% | 1,061 |
| 2020/21 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.4% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 1,064 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 27.2% | 6.7% | 2.3% | 1,069 |
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% | +0.8pp | 20.1% | 5.8% | 1.8% | 1,072 |
| 2023/24 | 8.0% | 6.6% | +1.4pp | 19.2% | 6.2% | 1.8% | 1,079 |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% | +1.5pp | 19.6% | 6.1% | 1.7% | 1,075 |
7 February 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2010 | — | Requires improvement |