Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,407.06
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+6.2%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.0%.
24 September 2014 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
845
Capacity
849 (100%)
Free school meals
24.6%
English additional lang.
23.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
44.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.0
Mean salary
£51,850
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25 · 796 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 | £4.8m | £4.0m | 75.3% | +£522k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,485 |
| 2022/23 | £5.6m | £6.2m | £4.6m | 81.1% | -£599k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,622 |
| 2023/24 | £6.3m | £5.9m | £4.9m | 78.0% | +£389k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,407 |
Teaching staff
£3.3m
Support staff
£963k
Premises
£104k
Other costs
£890k
3.4%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
3.5%
Premises (total)
5.3%
Supply staff
0.8%
Catering
0.9%
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 | —* | 48.9 | 72.6% | 52.2% | 31.2% | — | 157 |
* 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 | 48.0 | 17.0 | £43,634 | 11.5% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2021/22 | 46.2 | 17.6 | £43,673 | 10.6% | 2.1% | 11.7 |
| 2022/23 | 45.1 | 18.8 | £45,367 | 13.5% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2023/24 | 44.3 | 19.2 | £49,914 | 9.9% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2024/25 | 44.4 | 19.0 | £51,850 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 14.4% | 3.0% | 2.3% | 743 |
| 2014/15 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 6.9% | 3.0% | 1.2% | 721 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | 0.0pp | 8.9% | 2.9% | 1.6% | 730 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 9.3% | 2.8% | 1.7% | 742 |
| 2017/18 | 3.9% | 4.8% | -0.9pp | 7.3% | 2.6% | 1.3% | 740 |
| 2018/19 | 3.7% | 4.6% | -1.0pp | 6.7% | 2.5% | 1.2% | 750 |
| 2020/21 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 11.1% | 2.9% | 1.5% | 758 |
| 2021/22 | 7.9% | 7.1% | +0.8pp | 26.2% | 5.1% | 2.9% | 771 |
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% | +0.8pp | 23.8% | 5.3% | 2.3% | 786 |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% | +1.2pp | 22.5% | 5.0% | 2.7% | 795 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 21.5% | 5.1% | 2.9% | 796 |
24 September 2014 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Sept 2010 | URN 122899 | Good |