Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
—
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
—
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
—
of income
In-year balance
—
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.2%.
27 March 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
776
Capacity
900 (86%)
Free school meals
28.4%
English additional lang.
4.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
43.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.8
Mean salary
£47,463
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.4%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25 · 795 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 | £2.7m | £2.5m | £2.1m | 75.9% | +£225k | £0 | 0.0% | £4,561 |
| 2022/23 | £4.3m | £3.9m | £3.3m | 76.8% | +£473k | £503k | 11.6% | £6,454 |
| 2023/24 | £0 | £0 | £0 | —% | +£0 | £0 | —% | — |
Teaching staff
£0
Support staff
£0
Premises
£0
Other costs
—
| 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 | —* | 38.9 | 56.3% | 25.0% | 16.1% | — | 112 |
* 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 | 32.1 | 17.4 | £43,052 | 1.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 34.8 | 17.3 | £44,215 | 13.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 36.8 | 18.3 | £45,044 | 20.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 41.6 | 18.0 | £44,797 | 12.0% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2024/25 | 43.5 | 17.8 | £47,463 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.4% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 9.6% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 757 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 9.2% | 4.0% | 0.5% | 742 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.8% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 732 |
| 2016/17 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 16.7% | 5.1% | 1.1% | 694 |
| 2017/18 | 6.4% | 4.8% | +1.6pp | 16.7% | 5.0% | 1.4% | 651 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 14.5% | 4.2% | 1.3% | 559 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 12.0% | 4.1% | 1.2% | 576 |
| 2021/22 | 9.6% | 7.1% | +2.5pp | 26.5% | 7.8% | 1.8% | 634 |
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% | +3.5pp | 29.2% | 7.8% | 2.5% | 702 |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% | +3.6pp | 30.8% | 7.9% | 2.2% | 783 |
| 2024/25 | 11.4% | 6.2% | +5.2pp | 31.9% | 8.4% | 3.0% | 795 |
27 March 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Dec 2016 | URN 113518 | Requires improvement |