Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,047.71
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.5%
of income
In-year balance
+5.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.
17 January 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,145
Capacity
1,260 (91%)
Free school meals
52.2%
English additional lang.
25.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
62.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.4
Mean salary
£48,258
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 929 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 | £5.0m | £4.6m | £3.5m | 70.3% | +£434k | £767k | 15.3% | £7,119 |
| 2022/23 | £6.7m | £6.3m | £4.7m | 70.3% | +£361k | £709k | 10.7% | £7,586 |
| 2023/24 | £8.1m | £7.7m | £5.6m | 69.2% | +£404k | £767k | 9.5% | £8,048 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
Support staff
£821k
Premises
£413k
Other costs
£1.7m
5.5%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
6.9%
Premises (total)
4.6%
Supply staff
3.8%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 41.5 | 57.3% | 35.4% | 57.3% | — | 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 | 26.4 | 19.7 | £44,931 | 11.4% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2021/22 | 36.3 | 19.4 | £41,680 | 17.0% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2022/23 | 46.1 | 19.0 | £45,729 | 6.5% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2023/24 | 53.2 | 18.9 | £45,493 | 1.9% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2024/25 | 62.2 | 18.4 | £48,258 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 9.2% | 2.8% | 1.2% | 184 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.0% | 3.5% | 1.8% | 560 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 31.9% | 5.9% | 3.2% | 737 |
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% | +1.7pp | 25.3% | 4.4% | 4.1% | 920 |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% | +0.8pp | 21.3% | 3.8% | 3.6% | 928 |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% | +0.0pp | 16.1% | 4.0% | 2.2% | 929 |
17 January 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good