Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,019.54
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
24.8%
of income
In-year balance
-1.6%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.6% of income.
20 June 2017 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,125
Capacity
1,131 (99%)
Free school meals
24.9%
English additional lang.
46.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
66.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.8
Mean salary
£48,659
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25 · 928 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 | £8.0m | £7.4m | £5.9m | 73.8% | +£560k | £2.0m | 24.6% | £7,103 |
| 2022/23 | £8.6m | £8.0m | £5.9m | 69.0% | +£542k | £2.3m | 27.1% | £7,570 |
| 2023/24 | £9.0m | £9.2m | £6.8m | 75.7% | -£149k | £2.2m | 24.8% | £8,020 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£482k
Other costs
£1.9m
6.7%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
6.5%
Premises (total)
2.3%
Supply staff
7.0%
Catering
1.9%
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 | —* | 47.4 | 69.7% | 51.7% | 83.7% | — | 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 | 58.6 | 18.7 | £43,909 | 15.4% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2021/22 | 64.6 | 17.4 | £45,517 | 10.8% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2022/23 | 66.4 | 17.0 | £43,471 | 17.7% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2023/24 | 62.2 | 18.1 | £46,850 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2024/25 | 66.9 | 16.8 | £48,659 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 12.8% | 4.0% | 0.6% | 125 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 8.2% | 3.7% | 0.6% | 305 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 13.0% | 3.7% | 1.2% | 509 |
| 2017/18 | 4.2% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 7.1% | 3.3% | 0.9% | 676 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 8.5% | 3.3% | 1.1% | 851 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.1% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 902 |
| 2021/22 | 6.1% | 7.1% | -1.0pp | 16.5% | 4.1% | 2.0% | 923 |
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% | +0.8pp | 24.3% | 5.0% | 2.6% | 916 |
| 2023/24 | 7.0% | 6.6% | +0.4pp | 19.9% | 4.6% | 2.4% | 928 |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% | +1.4pp | 20.7% | 5.1% | 2.5% | 928 |
20 June 2017 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good