Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,667.84
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+14.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.5%.
1 November 2017 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,441
Capacity
1,197 (120%)
Free school meals
25.8%
English additional lang.
25.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
82.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.6
Mean salary
£54,375
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 1,295 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 | £9.1m | £8.0m | £6.7m | 73.8% | +£1.1m | £2.2m | 23.8% | £6,389 |
| 2022/23 | £9.1m | £8.6m | £7.0m | 77.5% | +£499k | £1.8m | 20.3% | £6,468 |
| 2023/24 | £10.9m | £9.3m | £7.5m | 69.3% | +£1.6m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,668 |
Teaching staff
£5.9m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£338k
Other costs
£1.4m
1.8%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
6.8%
Premises (total)
3.0%
Supply staff
0.1%
Catering
1.7%
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 | —* | 52.4 | 79.8% | 59.9% | 86.4% | — | 242 |
* 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 | 82.3 | 16.9 | £44,429 | 5.2% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2021/22 | 88.6 | 16.1 | £48,011 | 14.2% | 1.1% | 6.4 |
| 2022/23 | 84.4 | 16.7 | £47,627 | 27.7% | 0.0% | 9.9 |
| 2023/24 | 82.7 | 17.1 | £50,147 | 30.8% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2024/25 | 82.0 | 17.6 | £54,375 | —% | 3.5% | — |
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.6% | 4.4% | +2.2pp | 21.0% | 4.0% | 2.6% | 1,051 |
| 2014/15 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 17.4% | 3.9% | 2.0% | 1,022 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.2% | 3.6% | 1.5% | 1,059 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 13.0% | 3.3% | 1.5% | 1,066 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 13.8% | 3.5% | 1.5% | 1,117 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 9.0% | 3.0% | 1.3% | 1,177 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 16.3% | 4.1% | 1.3% | 1,228 |
| 2021/22 | 9.0% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 29.4% | 6.5% | 2.6% | 1,271 |
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 25.2% | 5.2% | 2.6% | 1,289 |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% | +0.6pp | 21.6% | 4.9% | 2.2% | 1,275 |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% | +2.0pp | 23.1% | 5.5% | 2.7% | 1,295 |
1 November 2017 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 2014 | — | Good |