Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£19,302.89
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
75.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.8%
of income
In-year balance
+8.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.4%.
13 October 2010 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
410
Capacity
400 (102%)
Free school meals
55.2%
English additional lang.
1.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
50.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
8.1
Mean salary
£53,276
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.1%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25 · 369 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 | £4.4m | £4.4m | £3.5m | 79.7% | +£70k | £530k | 11.9% | £18,002 |
| 2022/23 | £5.2m | £5.5m | £4.4m | 84.1% | -£297k | £233k | 4.5% | £18,193 |
| 2023/24 | £6.2m | £6.5m | £5.1m | 81.3% | -£255k | -£22k | -0.4% | £18,168 |
| 2024/25 | £7.9m | £7.3m | £6.0m | 75.3% | +£643k | £621k | 7.8% | £19,303 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£384k
Other costs
£926k
4.0%
Admin staff
0.7%
Energy
2.6%
ICT
2.7%
Premises (total)
2.0%
Supply staff
2.2%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 19.8 | 18.6% | 7.0% | 7.0% | — | 43 |
* 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 | 38.6 | 6.2 | £42,695 | 5.2% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2021/22 | 40.7 | 6.1 | £43,283 | 10.1% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2022/23 | 51.0 | 5.6 | £43,078 | 13.7% | 1.9% | 5.7 |
| 2023/24 | 50.8 | 6.8 | £43,255 | 11.8% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2024/25 | 50.8 | 8.1 | £53,276 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 13.7% | 4.7% | 0.3% | 153 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 13.7% | 4.1% | 0.4% | 153 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 13.0% | 4.0% | 0.7% | 162 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 15.8% | 4.4% | 0.8% | 165 |
| 2017/18 | 6.1% | 4.8% | +1.4pp | 17.5% | 5.3% | 0.8% | 171 |
| 2018/19 | 7.0% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 18.9% | 5.8% | 1.2% | 180 |
| 2020/21 | 8.1% | 4.5% | +3.6pp | 22.1% | 6.1% | 1.9% | 199 |
| 2021/22 | 13.3% | 7.1% | +6.1pp | 42.7% | 10.9% | 2.4% | 206 |
| 2022/23 | 10.8% | 6.8% | +4.0pp | 32.3% | 9.2% | 1.6% | 248 |
| 2023/24 | 11.4% | 6.6% | +4.9pp | 35.3% | 8.9% | 2.5% | 309 |
| 2024/25 | 11.2% | 6.2% | +5.0pp | 32.8% | 8.1% | 3.1% | 369 |
13 October 2010 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Sept 2007 | — | Outstanding |