Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,568.93
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
1.6%
of income
In-year balance
+9.7%
of income
Elevated: turnover 19.7%, sickness 8.3 days.
Elevated: turnover 18.1%.
24 January 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,456
Capacity
1,200 (121%)
Free school meals
20.0%
English additional lang.
12.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
85.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.9
Mean salary
£47,304
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.0%
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
3.9%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25 · 1,302 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 | £6.6m | £6.3m | £4.7m | 71.9% | +£236k | -£52k | -0.8% | £5,191 |
| 2022/23 | £8.1m | £7.4m | £5.5m | 68.3% | +£681k | £0 | 0.0% | £5,963 |
| 2023/24 | £9.4m | £8.5m | £6.5m | 69.2% | +£913k | £149k | 1.6% | £6,569 |
Teaching staff
£5.2m
Support staff
£864k
Premises
£414k
Other costs
£1.6m
3.6%
Admin staff
3.9%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
6.1%
Premises (total)
0.8%
Supply staff
1.0%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 55.6 | 83.8% | 70.7% | 84.7% | — | 229 |
* 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 | 71.2 | 15.7 | £40,007 | 24.8% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 63.8 | 19.9 | £40,862 | 27.7% | 1.5% | 8.7 |
| 2022/23 | 79.2 | 17.2 | £39,554 | 19.7% | 1.2% | 8.3 |
| 2023/24 | 87.9 | 16.3 | £43,324 | 18.1% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2024/25 | 85.9 | 16.9 | £47,304 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.1% | 4.4% | +1.7pp | 16.8% | 4.0% | 2.0% | 904 |
| 2014/15 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 18.6% | 3.8% | 2.8% | 796 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.8% | 3.8% | 1.6% | 701 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 15.5% | 3.8% | 2.1% | 659 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 16.6% | 3.9% | 1.9% | 705 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 14.7% | 3.7% | 1.8% | 744 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 13.8% | 3.0% | 1.9% | 992 |
| 2021/22 | 8.2% | 7.1% | +1.1pp | 24.8% | 4.6% | 3.6% | 1,130 |
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% | +3.6pp | 30.3% | 3.2% | 7.2% | 1,204 |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% | +2.7pp | 25.4% | 4.1% | 5.2% | 1,279 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.8pp | 22.0% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 1,302 |
24 January 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 2015 | URN 108091 | Good |