Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,386.24
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
90.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
23.3%
of income
In-year balance
-13.8%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 90.1%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 13.8% of income.
Elevated: turnover 34.0%.
28 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,413
Capacity
1,582 (89%)
Free school meals
37.4%
English additional lang.
50.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
84.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.8
Mean salary
£54,614
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.0%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25 · 1,199 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 | £10.4m | £10.3m | £8.4m | 81.1% | +£126k | £3.2m | 30.6% | £6,800 |
| 2022/23 | £11.7m | £11.0m | £8.5m | 73.0% | +£721k | £3.9m | 33.3% | £7,754 |
| 2023/24 | £10.5m | £12.0m | £9.5m | 90.1% | -£1.4m | £2.5m | 23.3% | £7,386 |
Teaching staff
£7.2m
Support staff
£486k
Premises
£847k
Other costs
£1.6m
4.9%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
1.8%
ICT
6.1%
Premises (total)
10.1%
Supply staff
2.0%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 56.0 | 76.9% | 62.0% | 90.4% | — | 229 |
* 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 | 59.7 | 25.6 | £49,678 | 21.9% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2021/22 | 46.6 | 32.8 | £49,683 | 29.6% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2022/23 | 92.4 | 16.3 | £49,859 | 32.7% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 91.2 | 15.6 | £50,806 | 34.0% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2024/25 | 84.2 | 16.8 | £54,614 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 11.1% | 3.4% | 1.6% | 1,209 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.7% | 3.2% | 1.9% | 1,215 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 11.7% | 3.1% | 2.1% | 1,211 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 9.7% | 3.3% | 1.6% | 1,213 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 10.7% | 3.0% | 2.0% | 1,211 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 10.6% | 3.2% | 1.8% | 1,205 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 12.6% | 4.4% | 1.0% | 1,213 |
| 2021/22 | 6.8% | 7.1% | -0.4pp | 19.3% | 4.5% | 2.3% | 1,207 |
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% | +0.4pp | 21.2% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 1,218 |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% | +0.1pp | 16.1% | 1.9% | 4.8% | 1,224 |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% | -0.1pp | 15.3% | 2.0% | 4.1% | 1,199 |
28 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2012 | — | Outstanding |