Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,408.63
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
81.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.9%
of income
In-year balance
-0.1%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
30 January 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,181
Capacity
1,350 (87%)
Free school meals
40.0%
English additional lang.
33.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
92.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
12.7
Mean salary
£48,677
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.6%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 1,107 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 | £4.5m | £3.4m | 68.6% | +£541k | £555k | 11.1% | £7,903 |
| 2022/23 | £7.1m | £6.4m | £5.1m | 71.7% | +£635k | £531k | 7.5% | £8,374 |
| 2023/24 | £9.2m | £9.2m | £7.5m | 81.9% | -£7k | £86k | 0.9% | £8,409 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£439k
Other costs
£1.2m
13.3%
Admin staff
1.2%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
4.6%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
2.4%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 57.1 | 79.8% | 60.6% | 87.2% | — | 218 |
* 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 | 30.7 | 13.8 | £37,761 | 3.3% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 47.0 | 13.4 | £38,004 | 9.7% | 0.0% | 1.6 |
| 2022/23 | 65.4 | 12.9 | £43,887 | 10.7% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2023/24 | 85.9 | 12.7 | £45,410 | 13.5% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2024/25 | 92.8 | 12.7 | £48,677 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 8.3% | 2.6% | 1.0% | 431 |
| 2021/22 | 5.8% | 7.1% | -1.3pp | 15.4% | 4.0% | 1.9% | 656 |
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% | -0.0pp | 19.9% | 4.1% | 2.6% | 872 |
| 2023/24 | 8.0% | 6.6% | +1.5pp | 22.5% | 5.1% | 2.9% | 1,098 |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% | +2.0pp | 23.7% | 5.6% | 2.6% | 1,107 |
30 January 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding