Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,770.83
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+3.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.4%.
6 June 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
744
Capacity
955 (78%)
Free school meals
50.1%
English additional lang.
2.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
42.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.5
Mean salary
£56,174
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.7%
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
2024/25 · 797 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 | £5.3m | £5.1m | £3.7m | 69.4% | +£292k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,645 |
| 2022/23 | £5.8m | £5.5m | £3.9m | 67.3% | +£263k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,099 |
| 2023/24 | £6.3m | £6.1m | £4.4m | 69.7% | +£204k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,771 |
Teaching staff
£3.0m
Support staff
£658k
Premises
£323k
Other costs
£1.4m
7.3%
Admin staff
4.9%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
9.6%
Premises (total)
3.7%
Supply staff
1.6%
Catering
4.0%
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 | —* | 37.1 | 54.5% | 34.1% | 13.8% | — | 123 |
* 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 | 45.0 | 15.5 | £41,536 | 2.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 45.4 | 15.4 | £43,050 | 6.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 44.4 | 16.1 | £44,563 | 22.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 42.8 | 16.8 | £51,620 | 14.0% | 4.5% | 10.3 |
| 2024/25 | 42.6 | 17.5 | £56,174 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.6pp | 18.2% | 5.0% | 1.0% | 583 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 16.5% | 4.6% | 1.1% | 569 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.2% | 4.7% | 0.7% | 649 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 11.0% | 4.2% | 1.2% | 654 |
| 2017/18 | 6.8% | 4.8% | +2.1pp | 19.0% | 4.9% | 1.9% | 701 |
| 2018/19 | 7.2% | 4.6% | +2.6pp | 17.6% | 3.9% | 3.3% | 735 |
| 2020/21 | 8.6% | 4.5% | +4.1pp | 24.3% | 5.0% | 3.6% | 724 |
| 2021/22 | 11.3% | 7.1% | +4.1pp | 36.7% | 6.3% | 5.0% | 720 |
| 2022/23 | 11.0% | 6.8% | +4.2pp | 30.7% | 3.8% | 7.2% | 749 |
| 2023/24 | 10.9% | 6.6% | +4.4pp | 31.0% | 4.1% | 6.8% | 757 |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% | +3.2pp | 27.5% | 3.7% | 5.7% | 797 |
6 June 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 May 2010 | URN 104248 | Good |