Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,571.32
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.1%
of income
In-year balance
+12.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 6.1%.
15 March 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,294
Capacity
1,360 (95%)
Free school meals
53.4%
English additional lang.
9.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
61.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.9
Mean salary
£46,556
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
6.1%
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.
27.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.1%
Unauthorised absence
6.9%
2024/25 · 1,408 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 | £9.4m | £8.7m | £6.6m | 70.1% | +£774k | £15k | 0.2% | £7,197 |
| 2022/23 | £10.5m | £9.0m | £6.8m | 64.6% | +£1.4m | £15k | 0.1% | £7,995 |
| 2023/24 | £11.2m | £9.8m | £7.4m | 65.8% | +£1.4m | £15k | 0.1% | £8,571 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£414k
Other costs
£2.0m
4.9%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
4.7%
Premises (total)
5.7%
Supply staff
4.1%
Catering
1.0%
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 | —* | 49.2 | 75.1% | 57.4% | 42.6% | — | 237 |
* 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 | 69.9 | 18.4 | £40,368 | 13.7% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2021/22 | 73.0 | 18.0 | £39,517 | 17.5% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2022/23 | 62.2 | 21.1 | £42,944 | 21.7% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2023/24 | 59.0 | 22.1 | £44,064 | 13.1% | 6.4% | 7.5 |
| 2024/25 | 61.9 | 20.9 | £46,556 | —% | 6.1% | — |
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 9.7% | 3.3% | 1.8% | 1,082 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 10.9% | 3.3% | 1.8% | 1,107 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 10.4% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1,168 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 13.5% | 3.3% | 2.7% | 1,216 |
| 2017/18 | 8.5% | 4.8% | +3.7pp | 25.8% | 5.3% | 3.1% | 1,232 |
| 2018/19 | 8.1% | 4.6% | +3.5pp | 25.5% | 4.4% | 3.7% | 1,275 |
| 2020/21 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 17.3% | 4.4% | 2.4% | 1,257 |
| 2021/22 | 8.8% | 7.1% | +1.6pp | 24.9% | 5.0% | 3.8% | 1,298 |
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% | +3.3pp | 29.4% | 4.7% | 5.4% | 1,318 |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% | +2.6pp | 28.8% | 2.8% | 6.4% | 1,378 |
| 2024/25 | 9.0% | 6.2% | +2.8pp | 27.2% | 2.1% | 6.9% | 1,408 |
15 March 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct 2015 | — | Good |