Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,955.05
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-3.1%
of income
In-year balance
-0.5%
of income
Elevated: turnover 15.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.8%.
16 December 2014 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,211
Capacity
1,236 (98%)
Free school meals
15.1%
English additional lang.
2.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
76.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.8
Mean salary
£43,100
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25 · 1,037 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 | £7.7m | £7.2m | £5.4m | 70.4% | +£481k | £761k | 9.8% | £6,100 |
| 2022/23 | £7.6m | £7.8m | £6.1m | 80.2% | -£247k | £156k | 2.1% | £5,935 |
| 2023/24 | £8.8m | £8.9m | £6.7m | 76.3% | -£47k | -£276k | -3.1% | £6,955 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£388k
Other costs
£1.8m
5.8%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
4.0%
Premises (total)
1.3%
Supply staff
6.1%
Catering
0.7%
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 | —* | 44.8 | 63.1% | 41.0% | 64.6% | — | 195 |
* 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 75.0 | 16.1 | £40,663 | 11.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020/21 | 73.8 | 17.1 | £43,548 | 14.0% | 0.0% | 1.5 |
| 2021/22 | 69.0 | 18.3 | £39,518 | 12.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 78.9 | 16.1 | £42,368 | 15.4% | 2.5% | 4.7 |
| 2024/25 | 76.9 | 15.8 | £43,100 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 10.8% | 3.0% | 1.5% | 860 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 11.4% | 3.4% | 1.1% | 902 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 11.1% | 3.4% | 1.0% | 909 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 10.7% | 3.5% | 1.4% | 956 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 11.9% | 3.3% | 1.6% | 989 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 11.7% | 3.6% | 1.5% | 998 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 13.2% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 1,011 |
| 2021/22 | 9.8% | 7.1% | +2.7pp | 32.2% | 7.9% | 1.9% | 1,013 |
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% | +1.3pp | 22.9% | 5.5% | 2.6% | 1,035 |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% | +2.7pp | 28.9% | 5.6% | 3.7% | 1,067 |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% | +3.6pp | 26.1% | 6.6% | 3.2% | 1,037 |
16 December 2014 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 2010 | URN 132748 | Good |