Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,470.93
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
79.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.6%
of income
In-year balance
-0.6%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.7%.
5 March 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,580
Capacity
1,487 (106%)
Free school meals
22.0%
English additional lang.
28.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
101.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.5
Mean salary
£58,121
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
12.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 1,236 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 | £10.8m | £10.6m | £8.3m | 77.3% | +£173k | £672k | 6.2% | £7,019 |
| 2022/23 | £11.8m | £11.8m | £9.1m | 77.1% | -£2k | £670k | 5.7% | £7,584 |
| 2023/24 | £12.6m | £12.4m | £9.6m | 76.7% | +£168k | £838k | 6.7% | £7,980 |
| 2024/25 | £13.4m | £13.5m | £10.7m | 79.7% | -£86k | £752k | 5.6% | £8,471 |
Teaching staff
£8.2m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£748k
Other costs
£2.1m
5.8%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
1.6%
ICT
6.5%
Premises (total)
0.4%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
0.5%
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 | —* | 57.2 | 82.8% | 68.6% | 69.9% | — | 239 |
* 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 | 91.8 | 16.4 | £49,435 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2021/22 | 92.8 | 16.6 | £48,993 | 15.3% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2022/23 | 98.5 | 15.7 | £52,886 | 13.3% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2023/24 | 95.5 | 16.5 | £55,504 | 13.5% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2024/25 | 101.9 | 15.5 | £58,121 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
12.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 12.1% | 3.8% | 1.1% | 911 |
| 2014/15 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 10.5% | 3.4% | 1.0% | 906 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.3% | 3.9% | 1.2% | 947 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 11.2% | 3.6% | 1.2% | 1,006 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.0pp | 10.4% | 3.7% | 1.0% | 1,068 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 10.2% | 3.7% | 1.3% | 1,128 |
| 2020/21 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 8.6% | 3.2% | 0.8% | 1,224 |
| 2021/22 | 7.2% | 7.1% | +0.1pp | 20.1% | 5.7% | 1.5% | 1,242 |
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% | -0.5pp | 16.2% | 4.7% | 1.7% | 1,242 |
| 2023/24 | 6.0% | 6.6% | -0.6pp | 14.6% | 4.5% | 1.5% | 1,237 |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% | -0.4pp | 12.9% | 4.4% | 1.4% | 1,236 |
5 March 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2015 | — | Good |