Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,544.15
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
77.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.7%
of income
In-year balance
+3.0%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 4.6%.
3 July 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
762
Capacity
803 (95%)
Free school meals
29.1%
English additional lang.
57.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
42.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.2
Mean salary
£49,635
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
4.6%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 786 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 | £5.2m | £5.2m | £4.2m | 81.3% | +£11k | £147k | 2.9% | £6,827 |
| 2022/23 | £5.6m | £5.6m | £4.4m | 78.7% | +£3k | £151k | 2.7% | £7,291 |
| 2023/24 | £6.2m | £6.0m | £4.5m | 72.8% | +£221k | £372k | 6.0% | £8,142 |
| 2024/25 | £6.5m | £6.3m | £5.0m | 77.2% | +£193k | £565k | 8.7% | £8,544 |
Teaching staff
£3.3m
Support staff
£1000k
Premises
£454k
Other costs
£835k
8.4%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
2.5%
ICT
8.7%
Premises (total)
2.2%
Supply staff
1.0%
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 | — | 50.7 | 69.4% | 52.4% | 4.8% | — | 147 |
| 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 | 43.9 | 17.1 | £42,126 | 18.9% | 0.0% | 2.2 |
| 2021/22 | 46.6 | 16.2 | £44,209 | 24.3% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2022/23 | 43.4 | 17.6 | £43,847 | 17.1% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2023/24 | 42.9 | 17.8 | £46,341 | 8.1% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2024/25 | 42.0 | 18.2 | £49,635 | —% | 4.6% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.1% | 4.4% | +1.7pp | 21.4% | 4.4% | 1.7% | 692 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 17.0% | 4.1% | 1.6% | 729 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 14.9% | 3.7% | 1.6% | 759 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 13.4% | 3.6% | 1.7% | 754 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 11.7% | 3.5% | 1.6% | 753 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 11.8% | 3.6% | 1.7% | 756 |
| 2020/21 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 18.1% | 5.0% | 1.3% | 762 |
| 2021/22 | 8.7% | 7.1% | +1.6pp | 32.1% | 6.1% | 2.6% | 758 |
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% | +1.8pp | 27.8% | 5.7% | 3.0% | 777 |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% | +1.1pp | 23.2% | 5.4% | 2.3% | 767 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 21.0% | 5.3% | 2.2% | 786 |
3 July 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2012 | — | Requires improvement |