Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,115.32
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
20.3%
of income
In-year balance
+0.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.2%.
23 May 2017 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
607
Capacity
600 (101%)
Free school meals
39.0%
English additional lang.
6.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
32.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.6
Mean salary
£52,222
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 662 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 | £3.7m | £3.3m | £2.5m | 65.7% | +£386k | £865k | 23.2% | £6,700 |
| 2022/23 | £4.1m | £3.7m | £2.6m | 65.3% | +£373k | £1.0m | 25.8% | £7,111 |
| 2023/24 | £4.3m | £4.3m | £3.2m | 73.5% | +£33k | £877k | 20.3% | £7,115 |
Teaching staff
£2.2m
Support staff
£425k
Premises
£235k
Other costs
£878k
3.5%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
2.3%
ICT
9.2%
Premises (total)
8.9%
Supply staff
2.1%
Catering
6.1%
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 | —* | 38.6 | 52.0% | 29.6% | 46.4% | — | 125 |
* 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 | 31.0 | 17.4 | £35,492 | 16.1% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2021/22 | 31.8 | 17.5 | £37,825 | 25.2% | 8.6% | 6.2 |
| 2022/23 | 30.5 | 18.7 | £40,815 | 36.1% | 11.6% | 7.6 |
| 2023/24 | 34.1 | 17.8 | £44,068 | 33.1% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2024/25 | 32.6 | 18.6 | £52,222 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 2.8% | 4.5% | -1.7pp | 2.4% | 2.1% | 0.7% | 42 |
| 2015/16 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 11.5% | 3.1% | 1.2% | 139 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 14.9% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 235 |
| 2017/18 | 6.6% | 4.8% | +1.8pp | 18.2% | 4.5% | 2.1% | 357 |
| 2018/19 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 20.3% | 5.0% | 1.7% | 453 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 13.3% | 3.4% | 1.1% | 558 |
| 2021/22 | 8.4% | 7.1% | +1.3pp | 27.8% | 5.8% | 2.6% | 591 |
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% | +2.3pp | 28.1% | 5.1% | 4.0% | 604 |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% | +3.6pp | 31.0% | 5.5% | 4.6% | 648 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.8pp | 23.6% | 5.3% | 2.7% | 662 |
23 May 2017 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good