Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,188.93
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.0%
of income
In-year balance
+3.9%
of income
Elevated: turnover 20.0%.
Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 25.1%.
5 June 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
760
Capacity
840 (90%)
Free school meals
19.9%
English additional lang.
20.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
57.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.2
Mean salary
£55,582
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25 · 780 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 | £5.5m | £4.9m | £3.8m | 69.3% | +£609k | £773k | 14.1% | £8,183 |
| 2022/23 | £6.2m | £5.8m | £4.3m | 70.1% | +£385k | £719k | 11.6% | £8,784 |
| 2023/24 | £6.8m | £6.5m | £4.8m | 70.8% | +£268k | £480k | 7.0% | £9,189 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£499k
Premises
£343k
Other costs
£1.4m
5.0%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
14.6%
Premises (total)
3.6%
Supply staff
0.7%
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 | —* | 66.1 | 88.4% | 80.3% | 88.4% | — | 147 |
* 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 | 46.8 | 13.7 | £44,694 | 11.0% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2021/22 | 50.3 | 13.3 | £46,382 | 21.5% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2022/23 | 52.9 | 13.3 | £48,835 | 20.0% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2023/24 | 55.0 | 13.5 | £50,660 | 16.4% | 3.5% | 5.6 |
| 2024/25 | 57.5 | 13.2 | £55,582 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 12.2% | 4.5% | 0.8% | 131 |
| 2017/18 | 6.4% | 4.8% | +1.7pp | 17.2% | 5.7% | 0.7% | 256 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 13.0% | 4.4% | 0.5% | 378 |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 9.1% | 4.3% | 0.4% | 648 |
| 2021/22 | 5.9% | 7.1% | -1.3pp | 16.1% | 5.2% | 0.7% | 685 |
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% | -1.0pp | 15.3% | 4.7% | 1.1% | 721 |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% | +0.3pp | 18.6% | 5.9% | 1.0% | 753 |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% | +0.9pp | 25.1% | 6.2% | 1.0% | 780 |
5 June 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding