Flags
1
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Per-pupil income
£7,779.51
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+15.5%
of income
Elevated: turnover 19.8%, vacancy rate 5.5%.
7 February 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
894
Capacity
900 (99%)
Free school meals
15.7%
English additional lang.
11.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
50.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.7
Mean salary
£54,337
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.
14.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.6%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25 · 928 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 | £4.7m | £3.7m | £3.2m | 67.3% | +£993k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,576 |
| 2022/23 | £6.5m | £5.2m | £4.1m | 63.7% | +£1.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,168 |
| 2023/24 | £7.0m | £5.9m | £4.6m | 65.2% | +£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,780 |
Teaching staff
£3.8m
Support staff
£246k
Premises
£244k
Other costs
£1.1m
4.4%
Admin staff
1.5%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
4.7%
Premises (total)
2.3%
Supply staff
2.2%
Catering
3.7%
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 | —* | 49.0 | 75.4% | 57.0% | 35.8% | — | 179 |
* 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 | 35.0 | 15.5 | £43,233 | 14.7% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2021/22 | 39.6 | 18.2 | £45,111 | 5.5% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2022/23 | 48.7 | 18.5 | £43,898 | 12.5% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2023/24 | 51.4 | 17.5 | £50,191 | 19.8% | 5.5% | 3.7 |
| 2024/25 | 50.6 | 17.7 | £54,337 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 8.8% | 3.1% | 0.9% | 182 |
| 2020/21 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 7.1% | 2.5% | 1.2% | 548 |
| 2021/22 | 6.0% | 7.1% | -1.2pp | 14.2% | 3.8% | 2.2% | 734 |
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% | -0.4pp | 16.1% | 4.3% | 2.1% | 919 |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% | -0.3pp | 15.2% | 4.3% | 2.0% | 913 |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% | -0.3pp | 14.8% | 3.6% | 2.3% | 928 |
7 February 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good