Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,053.23
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
22.2%
of income
In-year balance
+11.4%
of income
Elevated: vacancy rate 5.2%.
6 February 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
616
Capacity
620 (99%)
Free school meals
44.3%
English additional lang.
39.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
36.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.7
Mean salary
£42,709
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
5.2%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 637 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 | £3.3m | £2.8m | £2.1m | 62.0% | +£529k | £480k | 14.5% | £7,238 |
| 2022/23 | £4.0m | £3.5m | £2.5m | 62.7% | +£536k | £804k | 20.0% | £7,588 |
| 2023/24 | £5.0m | £4.4m | £3.3m | 65.5% | +£569k | £1.1m | 22.2% | £8,053 |
Teaching staff
£1.7m
Support staff
£890k
Premises
£279k
Other costs
£874k
7.4%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
4.8%
Premises (total)
3.9%
Supply staff
1.3%
Catering
2.5%
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 | —* | 62.1 | 87.5% | 73.3% | 85.8% | — | 120 |
* 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 | 22.0 | 16.7 | £39,892 | 13.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 20.0 | 22.9 | £41,575 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 28.0 | 18.9 | £39,950 | 22.0% | 3.4% | 5.4 |
| 2023/24 | 33.0 | 18.8 | £41,402 | 9.0% | 2.9% | 3.8 |
| 2024/25 | 36.8 | 16.7 | £42,709 | —% | 5.2% | — |
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 3.0% | 4.5% | -1.5pp | 5.8% | 2.3% | 0.7% | 379 |
| 2021/22 | 4.8% | 7.1% | -2.4pp | 11.7% | 3.5% | 1.3% | 478 |
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% | -1.1pp | 16.3% | 4.3% | 1.4% | 535 |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% | -0.6pp | 17.1% | 4.3% | 1.6% | 633 |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% | 0.0pp | 17.3% | 4.3% | 1.9% | 637 |
6 February 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding