Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,843.3
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
39.1%
of income
In-year balance
+9.9%
of income
Elevated: turnover 26.6%.
2 May 2018 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
619
Capacity
800 (77%)
Free school meals
24.8%
English additional lang.
66.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
36.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£47,985
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
5.2%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
13.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 634 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 | £2.6m | 62.6% | +£661k | £1.5m | 34.9% | £6,904 |
| 2022/23 | £4.6m | £4.1m | £2.9m | 62.6% | +£446k | £1.7m | 36.5% | £7,458 |
| 2023/24 | £4.9m | £4.4m | £3.2m | 65.5% | +£483k | £1.9m | 39.1% | £7,843 |
Teaching staff
£1.6m
Support staff
£959k
Premises
£298k
Other costs
£894k
7.9%
Admin staff
4.0%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
8.9%
Premises (total)
2.5%
Supply staff
3.6%
Catering
1.2%
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 | —* | 59.4 | 85.4% | 68.3% | 95.9% | — | 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 | 34.8 | 17.0 | £41,588 | 19.8% | 0.0% | 1.8 |
| 2021/22 | 31.5 | 19.4 | £43,426 | 27.3% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2022/23 | 32.6 | 18.8 | £43,773 | 33.6% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2023/24 | 36.0 | 17.2 | £48,246 | 26.6% | 2.7% | 2.6 |
| 2024/25 | 36.4 | 17.0 | £47,985 | —% | 5.2% | — |
Overall absence
5.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
13.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 6.3% | 3.0% | 0.8% | 158 |
| 2016/17 | 3.1% | 4.6% | -1.4pp | 4.3% | 2.2% | 0.9% | 278 |
| 2017/18 | 3.2% | 4.8% | -1.6pp | 4.2% | 2.0% | 1.1% | 402 |
| 2018/19 | 3.2% | 4.6% | -1.4pp | 5.5% | 2.2% | 1.0% | 505 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 11.4% | 3.0% | 1.2% | 606 |
| 2021/22 | 6.0% | 7.1% | -1.1pp | 15.7% | 4.3% | 1.8% | 625 |
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% | -1.0pp | 15.4% | 4.5% | 1.2% | 625 |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% | -1.7pp | 10.0% | 3.8% | 1.1% | 630 |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% | -0.8pp | 13.7% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 634 |
2 May 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding