Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,376.81
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
41.6%
of income
In-year balance
+8.3%
of income
Elevated: turnover 19.7%.
23 May 2017 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
623
Capacity
800 (78%)
Free school meals
30.7%
English additional lang.
68.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
41.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.1
Mean salary
£44,044
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.4%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
11.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.1%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
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 | £4.2m | £3.6m | £2.8m | 66.7% | +£595k | £1.9m | 46.3% | £6,806 |
| 2022/23 | £4.5m | £4.2m | £3.1m | 67.9% | +£292k | £2.0m | 44.1% | £7,294 |
| 2023/24 | £5.2m | £4.8m | £3.6m | 69.4% | +£431k | £2.2m | 41.6% | £8,377 |
Teaching staff
£2.0m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£279k
Other costs
£880k
7.2%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
5.9%
Premises (total)
0.9%
Supply staff
1.4%
Catering
2.3%
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 | —* | 53.0 | 80.5% | 58.5% | 84.6% | — | 123 |
* 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 | 39.0 | 15.8 | £38,359 | 11.9% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2021/22 | 39.0 | 15.8 | £39,235 | 18.4% | 4.9% | 5.8 |
| 2022/23 | 38.2 | 16.2 | £41,844 | 33.0% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2023/24 | 38.8 | 16.0 | £44,229 | 19.7% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2024/25 | 41.3 | 15.1 | £44,044 | —% | 2.4% | — |
Overall absence
4.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
11.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 2.3% | 4.5% | -2.2pp | 0.0% | 2.0% | 0.4% | 157 |
| 2015/16 | 2.6% | 4.5% | -1.9pp | 4.4% | 1.8% | 0.8% | 272 |
| 2016/17 | 2.2% | 4.6% | -2.3pp | 1.3% | 1.7% | 0.5% | 390 |
| 2017/18 | 2.5% | 4.8% | -2.3pp | 2.6% | 2.0% | 0.4% | 507 |
| 2018/19 | 2.3% | 4.6% | -2.3pp | 2.6% | 1.8% | 0.5% | 583 |
| 2020/21 | 3.0% | 4.5% | -1.5pp | 6.6% | 2.6% | 0.3% | 621 |
| 2021/22 | 4.4% | 7.1% | -2.7pp | 11.3% | 3.4% | 1.0% | 627 |
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% | -2.0pp | 14.1% | 3.7% | 1.2% | 632 |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% | -2.0pp | 10.2% | 3.4% | 1.2% | 636 |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% | -1.6pp | 11.2% | 3.1% | 1.5% | 633 |
23 May 2017 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding