Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,062.75
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
40.3%
of income
In-year balance
-7.1%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 7.1% of income.
Elevated: turnover 15.9%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.2%.
7 December 2017 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,709
Capacity
1,575 (109%)
Free school meals
36.7%
English additional lang.
43.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
95.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.9
Mean salary
£50,346
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
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.
23.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25 · 1,507 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 | £10.5m | £9.4m | £7.2m | 68.1% | +£1.2m | £4.5m | 42.6% | £6,413 |
| 2022/23 | £11.4m | £9.7m | £7.2m | 63.7% | +£1.7m | £5.6m | 49.1% | £6,761 |
| 2023/24 | £10.4m | £11.2m | £8.2m | 78.2% | -£742k | £4.2m | 40.3% | £6,063 |
Teaching staff
£5.9m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£539k
Other costs
£2.5m
5.1%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
-0.2%
ICT
10.3%
Premises (total)
1.0%
Supply staff
4.5%
Catering
1.7%
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 | —* | 47.7 | 64.6% | 47.8% | 49.8% | — | 291 |
* 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 | 90.5 | 17.6 | £41,090 | 14.1% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2021/22 | 90.3 | 18.2 | £41,648 | 14.2% | 0.0% | 8.7 |
| 2022/23 | 92.8 | 18.1 | £41,980 | 13.1% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2023/24 | 95.3 | 18.1 | £45,164 | 15.7% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2024/25 | 95.2 | 17.9 | £50,346 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 13.0% | 3.3% | 1.8% | 1,350 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 15.1% | 3.6% | 1.7% | 1,339 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 15.7% | 3.7% | 2.2% | 1,333 |
| 2016/17 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 14.3% | 3.6% | 2.0% | 1,319 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 13.3% | 3.6% | 1.9% | 1,320 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 11.1% | 2.9% | 1.9% | 1,332 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.5% | 3.5% | 1.9% | 1,406 |
| 2021/22 | 7.7% | 7.1% | +0.6pp | 24.4% | 5.3% | 2.5% | 1,451 |
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% | +2.4pp | 30.3% | 5.6% | 3.6% | 1,482 |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% | +1.5pp | 25.0% | 4.4% | 3.6% | 1,517 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 23.4% | 4.5% | 2.9% | 1,507 |
7 December 2017 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 2012 | URN 112952 | Good |