Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,719.26
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+10.9%
of income
Elevated: turnover 26.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
27 November 2018 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
904
Capacity
900 (100%)
Free school meals
28.5%
English additional lang.
30.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
48.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.6
Mean salary
£53,644
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.2%
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25 · 944 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 | £5.9m | £5.4m | £4.2m | 70.4% | +£553k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,722 |
| 2022/23 | £6.4m | £5.8m | £4.3m | 67.3% | +£605k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,166 |
| 2023/24 | £7.1m | £6.3m | £4.8m | 67.0% | +£776k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,719 |
Teaching staff
£3.6m
Support staff
£646k
Premises
£405k
Other costs
£1.2m
4.1%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
6.0%
Premises (total)
1.9%
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 | —* | 49.5 | 67.0% | 50.3% | 85.5% | — | 179 |
* 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 | 61.1 | 14.3 | £48,596 | 18.1% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2021/22 | 60.4 | 14.7 | £40,129 | 28.5% | 0.0% | 10.6 |
| 2022/23 | 61.6 | 14.6 | £45,679 | 24.8% | 1.6% | 5.1 |
| 2023/24 | 55.5 | 16.6 | £48,660 | 26.3% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2024/25 | 48.5 | 18.6 | £53,644 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.5% | 4.4% | -0.9pp | 5.1% | 3.1% | 0.4% | 836 |
| 2014/15 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 7.1% | 3.1% | 0.6% | 842 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 9.0% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 846 |
| 2016/17 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 6.7% | 3.1% | 0.7% | 842 |
| 2017/18 | 4.1% | 4.8% | -0.7pp | 8.5% | 3.1% | 1.0% | 851 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 11.8% | 3.6% | 1.3% | 866 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 15.1% | 4.0% | 1.3% | 879 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +1.0pp | 27.1% | 5.7% | 2.5% | 898 |
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% | +2.1pp | 27.2% | 6.0% | 2.9% | 923 |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% | +2.5pp | 29.0% | 5.6% | 3.5% | 975 |
| 2024/25 | 9.0% | 6.2% | +2.8pp | 26.4% | 4.2% | 4.8% | 944 |
27 November 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2014 | — | Good |