Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,894.53
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
64.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
15.1%
of income
In-year balance
+9.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.6%.
Elevated: turnover 28.8%.
10 January 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,128
Capacity
1,200 (94%)
Free school meals
46.9%
English additional lang.
29.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
73.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.3
Mean salary
£50,341
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.2%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25 · 1,191 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 | £5.8m | £5.5m | £3.7m | 64.8% | +£271k | £1.4m | 23.7% | £8,028 |
| 2022/23 | £7.8m | £7.6m | £5.1m | 65.5% | +£197k | £1.1m | 14.8% | £8,048 |
| 2023/24 | £9.1m | £8.3m | £5.9m | 64.9% | +£847k | £1.4m | 15.1% | £8,895 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£451k
Other costs
£1.9m
3.9%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
6.8%
Premises (total)
0.2%
Supply staff
5.7%
Catering
1.8%
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 | —* | 48.3 | 71.4% | 44.0% | 53.1% | — | 175 |
* 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 | 33.4 | 13.8 | £38,870 | 8.4% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2021/22 | 45.4 | 15.8 | £41,800 | 19.4% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2022/23 | 63.6 | 15.2 | £42,813 | 11.0% | 1.5% | 5.9 |
| 2023/24 | 68.8 | 14.9 | £47,705 | 28.8% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2024/25 | 73.9 | 15.3 | £50,341 | —% | 1.3% | — |
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 7.9% | 2.3% | 1.6% | 190 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.7% | 3.1% | 2.2% | 517 |
| 2021/22 | 7.5% | 7.1% | +0.4pp | 22.4% | 4.1% | 3.4% | 777 |
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% | +2.7pp | 28.3% | 4.3% | 5.2% | 1,020 |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% | +3.1pp | 30.2% | 3.5% | 6.1% | 1,107 |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% | +0.4pp | 17.0% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 1,191 |
10 January 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good