Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,230.2
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
17.5%
of income
In-year balance
+5.9%
of income
Elevated: turnover 44.1%, vacancy rate 9.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
6 February 2018 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
775
Capacity
998 (78%)
Free school meals
28.7%
English additional lang.
5.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
18.2
Mean salary
£47,034
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25 · 720 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 | £4.1m | 79.0% | +£144k | £252k | 4.8% | £6,037 |
| 2022/23 | £5.7m | £5.6m | £4.3m | 75.5% | +£137k | £389k | 6.8% | £6,483 |
| 2023/24 | £5.8m | £5.5m | £4.0m | 68.3% | +£344k | £1.0m | 17.5% | £7,230 |
Teaching staff
£3.2m
Support staff
£463k
Premises
£384k
Other costs
£1.1m
5.1%
Admin staff
3.1%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
5.5%
Premises (total)
0.6%
Supply staff
3.0%
Catering
3.8%
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 | —* | 43.6 | 56.3% | 35.6% | 57.0% | — | 135 |
* 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 | 48.6 | 17.4 | £45,671 | 14.8% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2021/22 | 51.7 | 16.8 | £42,720 | 12.4% | 7.2% | 2.9 |
| 2022/23 | 48.3 | 18.3 | £41,778 | 24.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 47.6 | 17.0 | £42,012 | 44.1% | 9.5% | 6.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.6 | 18.2 | £47,034 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 12.9% | 4.3% | 1.1% | 781 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.7% | 4.0% | 1.0% | 772 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 10.5% | 4.0% | 1.0% | 760 |
| 2016/17 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 13.1% | 4.7% | 0.9% | 740 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 13.0% | 4.5% | 1.1% | 759 |
| 2018/19 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 15.1% | 4.8% | 1.4% | 793 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 15.9% | 4.8% | 0.9% | 772 |
| 2021/22 | 10.6% | 7.1% | +3.5pp | 37.0% | 8.6% | 2.0% | 773 |
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% | +3.6pp | 33.5% | 7.5% | 3.0% | 778 |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% | +2.4pp | 25.1% | 6.0% | 2.9% | 726 |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% | +2.4pp | 23.2% | 5.8% | 2.8% | 720 |
6 February 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2013 | URN 124468 | Good |