Per-pupil income
£8,827.79
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+7.9%
of income
No active flags for this school.
15 October 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
721
Capacity
750 (96%)
Free school meals
17.5%
English additional lang.
6.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
42.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.1
Mean salary
£54,632
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25 · 731 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 | £4.8m | £4.7m | £3.2m | 65.8% | +£105k | £573k | 12.0% | £7,814 |
| 2022/23 | £5.5m | £5.0m | £3.5m | 64.7% | +£460k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,242 |
| 2023/24 | £6.1m | £5.6m | £4.1m | 66.8% | +£482k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,828 |
Teaching staff
£2.8m
Support staff
£767k
Premises
£566k
Other costs
£978k
6.0%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
10.8%
Premises (total)
0.4%
Supply staff
0.1%
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 | —* | 55.9 | 79.5% | 61.5% | 40.2% | — | 117 |
* 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 | 34.4 | 16.6 | £42,018 | 4.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 38.0 | 16.1 | £42,287 | 18.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 38.2 | 17.4 | £44,006 | 13.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 38.4 | 18.0 | £45,478 | 2.6% | 5.0% | 2.4 |
| 2024/25 | 42.1 | 17.1 | £54,632 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.7% | 4.4% | +2.3pp | 20.4% | 4.5% | 2.1% | 486 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.8% | 4.2% | 1.6% | 507 |
| 2015/16 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 18.9% | 4.6% | 1.5% | 528 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 16.0% | 4.4% | 1.4% | 537 |
| 2017/18 | 6.4% | 4.8% | +1.6pp | 17.6% | 4.1% | 2.3% | 547 |
| 2018/19 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.1pp | 17.1% | 4.1% | 2.7% | 557 |
| 2020/21 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 19.9% | 5.7% | 1.3% | 592 |
| 2021/22 | 9.8% | 7.1% | +2.6pp | 26.2% | 7.2% | 2.5% | 627 |
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% | +1.6pp | 23.3% | 6.2% | 2.1% | 673 |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% | +0.7pp | 19.0% | 5.5% | 1.8% | 720 |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% | +1.0pp | 15.5% | 6.2% | 1.0% | 731 |
15 October 2019 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec 2015 | URN 125249 | Good |