Per-pupil income
£8,351.65
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
64.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
16.8%
of income
In-year balance
+16.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.6%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 6.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.7%.
29 January 2014 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
856
Capacity
930 (92%)
Free school meals
52.0%
English additional lang.
34.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
52.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.5
Mean salary
£47,437
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.7%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.8%
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
2024/25 · 947 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 | £5.8m | £5.5m | £4.3m | 74.5% | +£370k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,397 |
| 2022/23 | £7.0m | £5.7m | £4.5m | 65.2% | +£1.2m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,781 |
| 2023/24 | £6.8m | £5.7m | £4.4m | 64.2% | +£1.1m | £1.1m | 16.8% | £8,352 |
Teaching staff
£3.0m
Support staff
£880k
Premises
£263k
Other costs
£1.0m
3.2%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
4.5%
Premises (total)
1.6%
Supply staff
2.3%
Catering
0.4%
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 | —* | 36.5 | 48.1% | 26.9% | 23.7% | — | 156 |
* 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 | 49.0 | 16.7 | £39,854 | 16.3% | 0.0% | 10.2 |
| 2021/22 | 49.0 | 16.1 | £41,968 | 18.3% | 5.8% | 8.2 |
| 2022/23 | 49.6 | 16.0 | £42,817 | 27.7% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2023/24 | 47.2 | 17.4 | £43,625 | 12.7% | 6.0% | 6.7 |
| 2024/25 | 52.0 | 16.5 | £47,437 | —% | 3.7% | — |
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.3% | 4.4% | +1.9pp | 22.0% | 3.6% | 2.7% | 803 |
| 2014/15 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 24.3% | 4.4% | 2.6% | 844 |
| 2015/16 | 7.4% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 23.0% | 4.8% | 2.6% | 881 |
| 2016/17 | 8.8% | 4.6% | +4.2pp | 27.0% | 4.4% | 4.3% | 904 |
| 2017/18 | 8.5% | 4.8% | +3.8pp | 28.8% | 3.3% | 5.2% | 946 |
| 2018/19 | 7.3% | 4.6% | +2.7pp | 24.0% | 1.7% | 5.6% | 935 |
| 2020/21 | 14.2% | 4.5% | +9.7pp | 37.5% | 6.3% | 7.9% | 867 |
| 2021/22 | 12.3% | 7.1% | +5.2pp | 37.0% | 4.0% | 8.4% | 894 |
| 2022/23 | 12.6% | 6.8% | +5.8pp | 38.0% | 4.0% | 8.6% | 910 |
| 2023/24 | 11.6% | 6.6% | +5.1pp | 33.5% | 2.5% | 9.2% | 915 |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% | +2.5pp | 28.2% | 3.8% | 4.9% | 947 |
29 January 2014 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2012 | — | Requires improvement |