Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,576.96
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
19.3%
of income
In-year balance
+8.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.4%.
24 April 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,937
Capacity
1,780 (109%)
Free school meals
18.1%
English additional lang.
15.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
90.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
21.4
Mean salary
£47,444
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.9%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25 · 1,686 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 | £11.1m | £9.9m | £7.5m | 67.7% | +£1.2m | £2.0m | 17.7% | £6,046 |
| 2022/23 | £13.4m | £13.1m | £8.4m | 62.5% | +£271k | £2.4m | 17.7% | £7,106 |
| 2023/24 | £12.7m | £11.7m | £8.5m | 66.9% | +£1.1m | £2.5m | 19.3% | £6,577 |
Teaching staff
£6.7m
Support staff
£563k
Premises
£750k
Other costs
£2.4m
6.5%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
5.5%
Premises (total)
0.9%
Supply staff
0.3%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 46.9 | 70.0% | 48.1% | 30.9% | — | 320 |
* 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 | 96.0 | 18.8 | £42,366 | 7.7% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2021/22 | 95.2 | 19.3 | £42,890 | 11.5% | 0.0% | 8.9 |
| 2022/23 | 94.8 | 19.9 | £41,421 | 14.3% | 3.1% | 8.1 |
| 2023/24 | 95.3 | 20.3 | £47,170 | 12.0% | 1.0% | 8.1 |
| 2024/25 | 90.7 | 21.4 | £47,444 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 14.5% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 1,494 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 14.1% | 4.7% | 0.9% | 1,500 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 14.9% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 1,541 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 10.1% | 3.5% | 1.4% | 1,528 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 13.6% | 3.2% | 2.0% | 1,532 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 12.3% | 3.8% | 1.6% | 1,517 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 12.3% | 3.3% | 2.0% | 1,528 |
| 2021/22 | 9.8% | 7.1% | +2.7pp | 25.9% | 5.8% | 4.0% | 1,572 |
| 2022/23 | 10.6% | 6.8% | +3.8pp | 28.3% | 7.5% | 3.1% | 1,625 |
| 2023/24 | 10.0% | 6.6% | +3.4pp | 26.8% | 6.9% | 3.1% | 1,671 |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% | +2.2pp | 22.1% | 5.9% | 2.5% | 1,686 |
24 April 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 2009 | URN 124842 | Good |