Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,044.02
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
11.6%
of income
In-year balance
+5.8%
of income
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.5%.
14 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,557
Capacity
1,627 (96%)
Free school meals
13.7%
English additional lang.
13.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
83.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.8
Mean salary
£52,936
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 1,279 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 | £10.1m | £9.3m | £7.0m | 69.7% | +£832k | £977k | 9.7% | £5,960 |
| 2022/23 | £10.9m | £10.3m | £7.6m | 69.5% | +£653k | £1.3m | 11.6% | £6,689 |
| 2023/24 | £11.4m | £10.7m | £7.9m | 69.8% | +£659k | £1.3m | 11.6% | £7,044 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
Support staff
£1.7m
Premises
£477k
Other costs
£2.3m
4.2%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
6.6%
Premises (total)
1.1%
Supply staff
3.2%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 48.6 | 73.9% | 54.8% | 81.7% | — | 241 |
* 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 | 96.9 | 17.2 | £42,974 | 9.9% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2021/22 | 94.3 | 17.9 | £43,729 | 13.0% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2022/23 | 90.2 | 18.1 | £45,545 | 14.8% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2023/24 | 89.5 | 18.0 | £45,976 | 17.9% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2024/25 | 83.0 | 18.8 | £52,936 | —% | 3.5% | — |
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.5% | 4.4% | +2.1pp | 20.3% | 4.7% | 1.8% | 913 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 16.4% | 4.3% | 1.4% | 773 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 11.1% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 695 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 10.0% | 3.6% | 1.0% | 913 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 10.6% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 1,042 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 10.1% | 3.5% | 1.2% | 1,198 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 11.0% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 1,268 |
| 2021/22 | 8.5% | 7.1% | +1.3pp | 26.1% | 6.6% | 1.9% | 1,270 |
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% | +0.3pp | 19.0% | 4.6% | 2.5% | 1,274 |
| 2023/24 | 7.0% | 6.6% | +0.4pp | 19.3% | 4.3% | 2.6% | 1,272 |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% | -0.0pp | 15.2% | 4.4% | 1.8% | 1,279 |
14 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2017 | — | Outstanding |