Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,140.6
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+5.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
2 November 2011 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
757
Capacity
700 (108%)
Free school meals
20.5%
English additional lang.
3.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
42.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.9
Mean salary
£53,377
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
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.
23.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25 · 767 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 | £4.6m | £4.3m | £3.3m | 71.7% | +£254k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,236 |
| 2022/23 | £4.9m | £4.6m | £3.5m | 71.5% | +£262k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,576 |
| 2023/24 | £5.4m | £5.1m | £3.8m | 70.8% | +£292k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,141 |
Teaching staff
£2.9m
Support staff
£626k
Premises
£320k
Other costs
£977k
3.4%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
8.0%
Premises (total)
1.2%
Supply staff
4.0%
Catering
2.2%
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 | —* | 46.8 | 74.0% | 50.0% | 34.7% | — | 150 |
* 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 | 40.6 | 17.9 | £41,087 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2021/22 | 40.7 | 17.9 | £44,610 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2022/23 | 42.6 | 17.5 | £44,075 | 15.5% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2023/24 | 40.9 | 18.6 | £51,287 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2024/25 | 42.2 | 17.9 | £53,377 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 15.4% | 4.3% | 1.4% | 676 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 12.4% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 671 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 12.3% | 4.1% | 1.2% | 673 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 14.4% | 4.1% | 1.1% | 695 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 15.7% | 4.1% | 1.4% | 699 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 11.3% | 3.4% | 1.2% | 715 |
| 2020/21 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 12.8% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 744 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 25.0% | 7.0% | 1.1% | 748 |
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% | +1.9pp | 24.1% | 7.2% | 1.5% | 764 |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% | +3.0pp | 25.9% | 6.6% | 3.0% | 769 |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% | +2.5pp | 23.9% | 6.3% | 2.5% | 767 |
2 November 2011 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 2009 | URN 121159 | Good |