Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,750.61
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.8%
of income
In-year balance
+7.4%
of income
Elevated: turnover 15.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
24 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,240
Capacity
1,200 (103%)
Free school meals
44.5%
English additional lang.
44.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
61.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.0
Mean salary
£50,471
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.8%
Unauthorised absence
5.5%
2024/25 · 1,311 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 | £4.6m | £4.4m | £3.5m | 75.3% | +£187k | £486k | 10.6% | £6,432 |
| 2022/23 | £7.0m | £6.0m | £4.9m | 70.7% | +£1.0m | £517k | 7.4% | £7,239 |
| 2023/24 | £9.5m | £8.8m | £6.7m | 70.7% | +£701k | £551k | 5.8% | £7,751 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
Support staff
£1.6m
Premises
£467k
Other costs
£1.6m
6.2%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
4.4%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
1.6%
Catering
0.3%
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 | —* | 48.0 | 70.3% | 55.3% | 78.0% | — | 246 |
* 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 | 26.4 | 18.2 | £39,838 | 3.9% | 0.0% | 1.0 |
| 2021/22 | 43.8 | 16.3 | £39,209 | 2.3% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2022/23 | 56.8 | 17.0 | £38,951 | 15.3% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2023/24 | 69.0 | 17.8 | £46,054 | 20.3% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2024/25 | 61.9 | 20.0 | £50,471 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 10.1% | 2.5% | 1.8% | 506 |
| 2021/22 | 7.9% | 7.1% | +0.7pp | 21.7% | 4.5% | 3.4% | 756 |
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% | +1.4pp | 22.1% | 3.8% | 4.4% | 1,008 |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% | +2.2pp | 22.2% | 3.3% | 5.5% | 1,295 |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% | +3.1pp | 23.0% | 3.8% | 5.5% | 1,311 |
24 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding