Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,994.94
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+14.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 16.1%.
7 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,179
Capacity
1,200 (98%)
Free school meals
18.2%
English additional lang.
19.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
77.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.2
Mean salary
£50,600
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25 · 938 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 | £9.0m | £8.8m | £5.8m | 64.1% | +£220k | £3.7m | 41.4% | £7,557 |
| 2022/23 | £9.9m | £9.2m | £6.5m | 65.8% | +£665k | £175k | 1.8% | £8,338 |
| 2023/24 | £10.7m | £9.1m | £7.1m | 67.0% | +£1.6m | £1k | 0.0% | £8,995 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
Support staff
£795k
Premises
£400k
Other costs
£1.5m
4.8%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
1.1%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
2.2%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 50.5 | 75.3% | 58.8% | 76.9% | — | 182 |
* 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 | 80.8 | 14.8 | £40,941 | 18.1% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2021/22 | 75.0 | 15.9 | £42,181 | 16.5% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2022/23 | 81.5 | 14.5 | £43,151 | 22.2% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2023/24 | 78.5 | 15.1 | £47,899 | 16.1% | 1.3% | 5.2 |
| 2024/25 | 77.5 | 15.2 | £50,600 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.6% | 4.4% | -0.8pp | 7.2% | 3.3% | 0.2% | 916 |
| 2014/15 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 8.4% | 3.5% | 0.4% | 919 |
| 2015/16 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 8.5% | 3.3% | 0.5% | 921 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 8.3% | 3.5% | 0.9% | 915 |
| 2017/18 | 3.9% | 4.8% | -0.9pp | 7.3% | 2.8% | 1.1% | 914 |
| 2018/19 | 3.8% | 4.6% | -0.9pp | 8.1% | 3.1% | 0.7% | 919 |
| 2020/21 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 9.5% | 2.9% | 0.8% | 923 |
| 2021/22 | 7.2% | 7.1% | +0.1pp | 19.9% | 5.9% | 1.3% | 943 |
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% | -1.0pp | 16.2% | 4.5% | 1.4% | 940 |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% | -0.5pp | 17.4% | 4.7% | 1.4% | 957 |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% | -0.3pp | 14.4% | 4.3% | 1.6% | 938 |
7 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan 2011 | — | Outstanding |