Flags
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1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,985.48
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
64.2%
of income
In-year balance
+8.3%
of income
Elevated: turnover 25.2%, vacancy rate 11.1%.
22 May 2018 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
618
Capacity
800 (77%)
Free school meals
46.3%
English additional lang.
48.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
39.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.8
Mean salary
£45,047
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
2.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
3.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.0%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25 · 633 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 | £4.1m | £3.5m | £2.6m | 63.1% | +£648k | £2.8m | 67.2% | £6,820 |
| 2022/23 | £4.5m | £4.0m | £2.8m | 62.5% | +£489k | £3.0m | 66.9% | £7,359 |
| 2023/24 | £5.0m | £4.5m | £3.2m | 65.2% | +£411k | £3.2m | 64.2% | £7,985 |
Teaching staff
£2.0m
Support staff
£749k
Premises
£305k
Other costs
£1.0m
4.8%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
7.0%
Premises (total)
3.3%
Supply staff
2.0%
Catering
5.0%
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 | —* | 61.3 | 91.0% | 76.2% | 94.3% | — | 122 |
* 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 | 44.5 | 13.5 | £38,716 | 30.0% | 0.0% | 0.3 |
| 2021/22 | 38.0 | 16.0 | £42,307 | 31.8% | 0.0% | 0.3 |
| 2022/23 | 40.5 | 15.2 | £42,837 | 27.1% | 6.9% | 0.1 |
| 2023/24 | 40.1 | 15.5 | £41,708 | 25.2% | 11.1% | 0.8 |
| 2024/25 | 39.0 | 15.8 | £45,047 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
2.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
3.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 1.3% | 4.5% | -3.2pp | 0.0% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 160 |
| 2016/17 | 1.5% | 4.6% | -3.1pp | 1.1% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 261 |
| 2017/18 | 1.7% | 4.8% | -3.0pp | 1.6% | 1.6% | 0.1% | 384 |
| 2018/19 | 1.8% | 4.6% | -2.8pp | 1.0% | 1.6% | 0.2% | 496 |
| 2020/21 | 1.5% | 4.5% | -3.0pp | 1.3% | 1.4% | 0.1% | 610 |
| 2021/22 | 2.1% | 7.1% | -5.1pp | 2.1% | 1.8% | 0.3% | 624 |
| 2022/23 | 3.1% | 6.8% | -3.7pp | 4.5% | 2.4% | 0.7% | 624 |
| 2023/24 | 2.8% | 6.6% | -3.7pp | 4.8% | 2.2% | 0.6% | 630 |
| 2024/25 | 2.8% | 6.2% | -3.4pp | 3.8% | 2.0% | 0.8% | 633 |
22 May 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding