Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,748.64
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
12.3%
of income
In-year balance
+2.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
10 May 2012 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,285
Capacity
1,363 (94%)
Free school meals
14.9%
English additional lang.
3.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
74.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.2
Mean salary
£54,544
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 1,092 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 | £8.8m | £8.5m | £6.5m | 73.2% | +£295k | £773k | 8.8% | £6,624 |
| 2022/23 | £9.4m | £9.1m | £7.0m | 73.7% | +£286k | £1.1m | 11.7% | £8,432 |
| 2023/24 | £10.0m | £9.8m | £7.5m | 75.1% | +£198k | £1.2m | 12.3% | £7,749 |
Teaching staff
£5.3m
Support staff
£1.5m
Premises
£584k
Other costs
£1.7m
4.2%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
1.4%
ICT
5.1%
Premises (total)
1.9%
Supply staff
5.7%
Catering
1.5%
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 | —* | 51.9 | 73.1% | 57.8% | 53.4% | — | 223 |
* 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 | 72.5 | 18.3 | £46,821 | 11.6% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2021/22 | 72.3 | 18.4 | £45,896 | 10.8% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2022/23 | 78.0 | 16.9 | £45,176 | 11.0% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2023/24 | 75.0 | 17.1 | £47,524 | 5.4% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2024/25 | 74.5 | 17.2 | £54,544 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 11.9% | 3.7% | 1.0% | 1,108 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.7% | 4.3% | 0.7% | 1,088 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 12.9% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 1,100 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 13.8% | 4.4% | 0.6% | 1,112 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 14.8% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 1,121 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 11.3% | 4.2% | 0.8% | 1,114 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 9.8% | 3.9% | 0.4% | 1,130 |
| 2021/22 | 8.7% | 7.1% | +1.5pp | 27.8% | 7.4% | 1.3% | 1,131 |
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% | +2.5pp | 34.1% | 7.9% | 1.4% | 1,134 |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% | +2.7pp | 25.3% | 7.1% | 2.1% | 1,102 |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% | +2.7pp | 24.0% | 6.3% | 2.6% | 1,092 |
10 May 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2009 | URN 112381 | Good |