Flags
4
3 high
Per-pupil income
£8,391.38
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
71.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
1.8%
of income
In-year balance
+3.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.6%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -2.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.9%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 1.8%.
26 June 2018 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,489
Capacity
1,500 (99%)
Free school meals
35.5%
English additional lang.
11.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
92.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.1
Mean salary
£46,310
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.2%
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25 · 1,517 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 | £8.6m | £8.3m | £6.2m | 72.5% | +£317k | -£1.2m | -13.9% | £6,553 |
| 2022/23 | £9.8m | £9.2m | £6.7m | 68.4% | +£633k | -£565k | -5.8% | £6,993 |
| 2023/24 | £11.1m | £10.8m | £7.6m | 68.7% | +£346k | -£218k | -2.0% | £7,617 |
| 2024/25 | £12.5m | £12.1m | £8.9m | 71.3% | +£442k | £224k | 1.8% | £8,391 |
Teaching staff
£6.2m
Support staff
£1.7m
Premises
£986k
Other costs
£2.2m
4.0%
Admin staff
1.5%
Energy
1.7%
ICT
7.5%
Premises (total)
1.6%
Supply staff
4.3%
Catering
1.8%
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 | —* | 38.1 | 46.9% | 27.2% | 24.5% | — | 294 |
* 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 | 74.3 | 16.4 | £40,736 | 6.2% | 1.3% | 2.8 |
| 2021/22 | 79.0 | 16.6 | £42,001 | 14.7% | 0.0% | 8.4 |
| 2022/23 | 85.7 | 16.4 | £41,086 | 19.0% | 1.2% | 6.2 |
| 2023/24 | 87.7 | 16.6 | £44,263 | 15.3% | 0.0% | 9.3 |
| 2024/25 | 92.3 | 16.1 | £46,310 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.3% | 4.4% | +2.0pp | 15.1% | 4.8% | 1.5% | 636 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.6% | 3.8% | 1.2% | 645 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 13.2% | 3.6% | 1.9% | 684 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 12.7% | 3.4% | 1.7% | 1,040 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 10.2% | 3.6% | 1.2% | 1,097 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 11.5% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 1,131 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.2% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 1,247 |
| 2021/22 | 11.0% | 7.1% | +3.9pp | 34.5% | 9.0% | 2.0% | 1,370 |
| 2022/23 | 11.6% | 6.8% | +4.8pp | 30.4% | 7.7% | 3.9% | 1,442 |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% | +4.1pp | 27.7% | 7.2% | 3.5% | 1,500 |
| 2024/25 | 10.9% | 6.2% | +4.7pp | 27.6% | 7.2% | 3.7% | 1,517 |
26 June 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 2013 | — | Good |