Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,475.12
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
64.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.0%
of income
In-year balance
+5.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
19 September 2018 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,854
Capacity
2,320 (80%)
Free school meals
33.4%
English additional lang.
5.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
114.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£53,504
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.9%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.8%
Unauthorised absence
6.0%
2024/25 · 1,649 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 | £13.0m | £12.4m | £8.7m | 66.3% | +£689k | £1.9m | 14.9% | £7,519 |
| 2022/23 | £13.4m | £13.3m | £9.3m | 69.3% | +£63k | £1.6m | 11.6% | £7,678 |
| 2023/24 | £15.5m | £14.7m | £10.1m | 64.9% | +£774k | £1.2m | 8.0% | £8,475 |
Teaching staff
£7.7m
Support staff
£1.6m
Premises
£2.4m
Other costs
£2.3m
3.8%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
5.1%
Premises (total)
0.6%
Supply staff
3.9%
Catering
2.0%
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 | —* | 38.6 | 54.0% | 30.1% | 18.1% | — | 276 |
* 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 | 105.7 | 16.2 | £43,799 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2021/22 | 104.8 | 16.5 | £43,280 | 13.7% | 0.0% | 8.5 |
| 2022/23 | 106.4 | 16.4 | £47,012 | 11.5% | 0.9% | 6.0 |
| 2023/24 | 114.2 | 16.0 | £52,317 | 18.3% | 0.9% | 6.6 |
| 2024/25 | 114.0 | 16.3 | £53,504 | —% | 0.9% | — |
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 15.0% | 3.3% | 2.1% | 1,270 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 15.2% | 3.2% | 2.5% | 1,293 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.1% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1,325 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 12.0% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1,362 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 10.8% | 2.8% | 2.1% | 1,423 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 10.3% | 3.2% | 1.9% | 1,451 |
| 2020/21 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 12.5% | 2.8% | 1.8% | 1,460 |
| 2021/22 | 8.9% | 7.1% | +1.8pp | 28.2% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 1,513 |
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% | +2.4pp | 25.0% | 3.7% | 5.5% | 1,554 |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% | +2.6pp | 24.3% | 3.8% | 5.4% | 1,599 |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% | +3.6pp | 28.9% | 3.8% | 6.0% | 1,649 |
19 September 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 2013 | — | Good |