Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,380.8
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
16.4%
of income
In-year balance
+5.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
11 September 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,253
Capacity
1,292 (97%)
Free school meals
17.5%
English additional lang.
18.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
86.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.5
Mean salary
£45,874
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.7%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25 · 1,055 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 | £7.6m | £6.9m | £5.4m | 70.8% | +£694k | £1.3m | 17.4% | £6,256 |
| 2022/23 | £8.5m | £7.9m | £6.1m | 71.1% | +£600k | £1.5m | 17.3% | £7,007 |
| 2023/24 | £9.2m | £8.7m | £6.8m | 73.8% | +£523k | £1.5m | 16.4% | £7,381 |
Teaching staff
£5.3m
Support staff
£627k
Premises
£304k
Other costs
£1.6m
6.5%
Admin staff
1.3%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
4.1%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
4.4%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 47.6 | 69.8% | 47.3% | 68.3% | — | 205 |
* 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 | 75.2 | 15.8 | £41,631 | 14.9% | 0.0% | 2.2 |
| 2021/22 | 79.5 | 15.3 | £41,734 | 16.7% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2022/23 | 81.4 | 15.0 | £40,721 | 23.3% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2023/24 | 83.1 | 15.0 | £45,255 | 15.0% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2024/25 | 86.4 | 14.5 | £45,874 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 9.1% | 4.0% | 0.5% | 904 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 8.9% | 4.1% | 0.6% | 909 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 8.9% | 4.1% | 0.8% | 901 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 9.0% | 4.0% | 0.5% | 904 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 12.0% | 4.4% | 0.7% | 920 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 8.3% | 3.7% | 0.7% | 903 |
| 2020/21 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 9.1% | 3.7% | 0.7% | 983 |
| 2021/22 | 9.9% | 7.1% | +2.7pp | 34.5% | 8.1% | 1.8% | 1,007 |
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% | +1.0pp | 24.2% | 6.0% | 1.8% | 1,039 |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% | +2.2pp | 23.6% | 6.6% | 2.2% | 1,057 |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% | +2.5pp | 25.7% | 6.7% | 2.1% | 1,055 |
11 September 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 2013 | URN 117591 | Requires improvement |