Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,504.15
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
62.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
19.3%
of income
In-year balance
+11.1%
of income
Elevated: turnover 25.9%, vacancy rate 6.9%.
27 February 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
598
Capacity
800 (75%)
Free school meals
29.0%
English additional lang.
66.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
33.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.1
Mean salary
£46,787
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.4%
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25 · 627 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 | £2.4m | £2.0m | £1.4m | 60.7% | +£409k | £360k | 15.1% | £6,593 |
| 2022/23 | £3.4m | £2.9m | £2.0m | 59.0% | +£444k | £617k | 18.2% | £6,936 |
| 2023/24 | £4.5m | £4.0m | £2.8m | 62.1% | +£502k | £874k | 19.3% | £7,504 |
Teaching staff
£1.1m
Support staff
£875k
Premises
£301k
Other costs
£911k
7.8%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
6.3%
Premises (total)
8.1%
Supply staff
1.9%
Catering
6.9%
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 | —* | 49.1 | 72.6% | 57.3% | 74.2% | — | 124 |
* 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 | 16.0 | 14.9 | £39,726 | 6.3% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2021/22 | 21.0 | 17.2 | £39,056 | 28.6% | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2022/23 | 27.0 | 18.1 | £41,666 | 25.9% | 6.9% | 6.9 |
| 2023/24 | 28.0 | 21.5 | £44,479 | 25.0% | 3.4% | 5.6 |
| 2024/25 | 33.1 | 18.1 | £46,787 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 7.8% | 2.2% | 1.2% | 244 |
| 2021/22 | 6.2% | 7.1% | -0.9pp | 20.9% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 374 |
| 2022/23 | 8.0% | 6.8% | +1.1pp | 25.5% | 2.3% | 5.6% | 513 |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% | +0.6pp | 21.9% | 2.9% | 4.3% | 639 |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% | +0.3pp | 19.8% | 2.4% | 4.2% | 627 |
27 February 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding