Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,480.64
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
25.6%
of income
In-year balance
+5.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.0%.
15 May 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,332
Capacity
1,500 (89%)
Free school meals
21.2%
English additional lang.
2.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
81.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.4
Mean salary
£50,426
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.5%
Unauthorised absence
7.5%
2024/25 · 1,237 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 | £8.6m | £7.9m | £6.0m | 69.3% | +£728k | £1.4m | 16.6% | £6,189 |
| 2022/23 | £9.6m | £9.0m | £6.7m | 69.3% | +£659k | £2.1m | 21.7% | £6,857 |
| 2023/24 | £10.2m | £9.7m | £7.2m | 70.8% | +£536k | £2.6m | 25.6% | £7,481 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£649k
Other costs
£1.8m
5.3%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
6.2%
Premises (total)
3.7%
Supply staff
5.0%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 47.4 | 68.2% | 46.4% | 25.3% | — | 233 |
* 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 | 74.0 | 18.7 | £42,302 | 13.7% | 1.3% | 1.8 |
| 2021/22 | 80.2 | 17.3 | £41,415 | 18.7% | 0.0% | 10.0 |
| 2022/23 | 81.2 | 17.3 | £42,008 | 35.5% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2023/24 | 79.4 | 17.2 | £42,160 | 30.0% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2024/25 | 81.4 | 16.4 | £50,426 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 14.0% | 3.5% | 1.8% | 1,102 |
| 2014/15 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 15.5% | 3.4% | 2.5% | 1,108 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.8% | 3.0% | 2.4% | 1,140 |
| 2016/17 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 14.5% | 3.4% | 2.3% | 1,140 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 14.6% | 3.4% | 2.2% | 1,166 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 12.9% | 3.5% | 2.0% | 1,175 |
| 2020/21 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.8% | 3.4% | 1.5% | 1,198 |
| 2021/22 | 8.6% | 7.1% | +1.5pp | 23.9% | 5.8% | 2.8% | 1,225 |
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% | +2.0pp | 24.6% | 3.7% | 5.1% | 1,239 |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% | +3.7pp | 26.9% | 4.1% | 6.2% | 1,236 |
| 2024/25 | 10.0% | 6.2% | +3.8pp | 25.0% | 2.5% | 7.5% | 1,237 |
15 May 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Dec 2009 | URN 108090 | Good |