Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£3,481.4
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
39.3%
of income
In-year balance
-1.7%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.7% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.6%.
26 February 2014 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
918
Capacity
1,200 (77%)
Free school meals
24.0%
English additional lang.
10.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
61.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.0
Mean salary
£49,615
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.9%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 805 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 | £5.4m | £4.9m | £4.0m | 73.9% | +£520k | £1.7m | 31.6% | £5,884 |
| 2022/23 | £5.9m | £5.9m | £4.7m | 79.7% | -£56k | £1.6m | 28.1% | £6,191 |
| 2023/24 | £3.3m | £3.3m | £2.5m | 77.5% | -£55k | £1.3m | 39.3% | £3,481 |
Teaching staff
£2.1m
Support staff
£212k
Premises
£174k
Other costs
£617k
6.9%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
1.6%
ICT
4.8%
Premises (total)
1.2%
Supply staff
1.2%
Catering
2.4%
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 | —* | 46.6 | 71.0% | 44.8% | 56.6% | — | 145 |
* 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 | 53.5 | 17.4 | £44,606 | 14.2% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2021/22 | 54.0 | 17.0 | £43,948 | 25.4% | 0.0% | 10.3 |
| 2022/23 | 59.4 | 16.0 | £44,164 | 18.5% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2023/24 | 57.6 | 16.3 | £48,805 | 8.3% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2024/25 | 61.0 | 15.0 | £49,615 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.1% | 4.4% | -0.3pp | 9.2% | 4.0% | 0.2% | 860 |
| 2014/15 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 7.5% | 4.0% | 0.0% | 829 |
| 2015/16 | 3.2% | 4.5% | -1.3pp | 6.1% | 3.1% | 0.1% | 770 |
| 2016/17 | 2.9% | 4.6% | -1.7pp | 4.5% | 2.6% | 0.3% | 761 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.4pp | 8.5% | 4.1% | 0.3% | 754 |
| 2018/19 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 9.1% | 4.1% | 0.1% | 799 |
| 2020/21 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 9.9% | 3.8% | 0.1% | 767 |
| 2021/22 | 7.3% | 7.1% | +0.2pp | 18.4% | 7.0% | 0.3% | 771 |
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% | +0.0pp | 16.6% | 6.2% | 0.6% | 835 |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% | +3.3pp | 29.8% | 8.1% | 1.8% | 828 |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% | +3.3pp | 24.6% | 7.9% | 1.7% | 805 |
26 February 2014 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2008 | URN 121184 | Good |