Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,528.01
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.7%
of income
In-year balance
+1.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 22.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
25 January 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,082
Capacity
1,206 (90%)
Free school meals
14.9%
English additional lang.
26.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
66.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£48,732
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 923 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 | £5.6m | £5.2m | £3.9m | 68.4% | +£480k | £447k | 7.9% | £6,765 |
| 2022/23 | £6.4m | £6.1m | £4.7m | 72.8% | +£330k | £575k | 9.0% | £6,447 |
| 2023/24 | £8.2m | £8.1m | £6.3m | 76.7% | +£146k | £222k | 2.7% | £7,528 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
Support staff
£422k
Premises
£317k
Other costs
£1.4m
7.2%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
5.9%
Premises (total)
2.9%
Supply staff
3.6%
Catering
0.6%
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 | —* | 51.3 | 69.7% | 50.0% | 46.6% | — | 178 |
* 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 | 40.5 | 16.2 | £41,509 | 25.1% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2021/22 | 50.5 | 16.5 | £42,576 | 23.8% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2022/23 | 59.1 | 16.8 | £42,690 | 22.4% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2023/24 | 67.1 | 16.2 | £47,682 | 21.1% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2024/25 | 66.8 | 16.2 | £48,732 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 3.6% | 4.8% | -1.2pp | 4.2% | 3.3% | 0.3% | 120 |
| 2018/19 | 3.7% | 4.6% | -0.9pp | 5.5% | 3.2% | 0.6% | 310 |
| 2020/21 | 2.8% | 4.5% | -1.7pp | 4.7% | 2.5% | 0.4% | 675 |
| 2021/22 | 7.7% | 7.1% | +0.5pp | 21.8% | 6.3% | 1.4% | 857 |
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% | +2.0pp | 24.2% | 6.7% | 2.1% | 922 |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% | +1.6pp | 22.7% | 5.9% | 2.2% | 919 |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% | +2.5pp | 21.9% | 6.2% | 2.6% | 923 |
25 January 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good