Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,375.2
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
32.4%
of income
In-year balance
+6.7%
of income
Elevated: turnover 15.2%.
26 April 2017 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
620
Capacity
840 (74%)
Free school meals
34.4%
English additional lang.
66.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
43.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.2
Mean salary
£53,086
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
12.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25 · 636 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 | £4.6m | £4.3m | £3.2m | 70.3% | +£264k | £1.7m | 37.3% | £7,556 |
| 2022/23 | £4.9m | £4.7m | £3.4m | 69.2% | +£171k | £1.6m | 33.1% | £8,068 |
| 2023/24 | £5.2m | £4.9m | £3.6m | 69.1% | +£348k | £1.7m | 32.4% | £8,375 |
Teaching staff
£2.2m
Support staff
£841k
Premises
£306k
Other costs
£953k
9.2%
Admin staff
4.0%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
9.3%
Premises (total)
0.1%
Supply staff
1.9%
Catering
2.2%
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 | —* | 63.5 | 89.3% | 73.8% | 90.2% | — | 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 | 42.0 | 13.9 | £44,268 | 10.9% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 43.1 | 14.2 | £44,309 | 31.3% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 39.4 | 15.4 | £46,194 | 15.2% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2023/24 | 44.2 | 14.1 | £48,179 | 19.5% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2024/25 | 43.6 | 14.2 | £53,086 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
12.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 3.3% | 4.5% | -1.3pp | 3.3% | 2.8% | 0.4% | 152 |
| 2015/16 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 7.0% | 3.0% | 0.7% | 259 |
| 2016/17 | 3.7% | 4.6% | -0.9pp | 4.5% | 3.2% | 0.5% | 357 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 8.4% | 3.6% | 0.6% | 477 |
| 2018/19 | 3.6% | 4.6% | -1.0pp | 5.6% | 2.5% | 1.1% | 550 |
| 2020/21 | 3.2% | 4.5% | -1.3pp | 7.5% | 2.4% | 0.8% | 617 |
| 2021/22 | 4.5% | 7.1% | -2.7pp | 9.9% | 3.2% | 1.2% | 626 |
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% | -1.2pp | 17.1% | 3.4% | 2.2% | 631 |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% | -2.1pp | 9.2% | 2.4% | 2.1% | 628 |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% | -1.4pp | 12.1% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 636 |
26 April 2017 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding