Per-pupil income
£6,602.58
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.9%
of income
In-year balance
+6.9%
of income
No active flags for this school.
11 June 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,649
Capacity
1,650 (100%)
Free school meals
15.3%
English additional lang.
3.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
90.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.2
Mean salary
£49,261
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.6%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25 · 1,425 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 | £8.2m | £8.0m | £6.5m | 78.8% | +£207k | £557k | 6.8% | £5,789 |
| 2022/23 | £9.3m | £8.6m | £6.6m | 71.0% | +£691k | £771k | 8.3% | £5,991 |
| 2023/24 | £10.7m | £10.0m | £7.7m | 71.3% | +£740k | £741k | 6.9% | £6,603 |
Teaching staff
£5.9m
Support staff
£946k
Premises
£633k
Other costs
£1.7m
4.6%
Admin staff
3.6%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
8.4%
Premises (total)
2.2%
Supply staff
0.5%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 49.7 | 73.6% | 53.5% | 36.3% | — | 284 |
* 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 | 70.8 | 18.3 | £42,809 | 9.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 76.2 | 18.7 | £41,633 | 19.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 86.1 | 18.1 | £40,778 | 9.1% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2023/24 | 93.3 | 17.4 | £45,332 | 15.7% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2024/25 | 90.5 | 18.2 | £49,261 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 11.6% | 3.6% | 1.2% | 1,126 |
| 2014/15 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 9.6% | 3.3% | 1.1% | 1,114 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 8.4% | 3.5% | 0.8% | 1,101 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 9.9% | 3.9% | 1.2% | 1,031 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.0pp | 9.2% | 3.3% | 1.4% | 1,025 |
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 7.3% | 2.9% | 1.2% | 1,031 |
| 2020/21 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.0pp | 6.9% | 3.0% | 0.5% | 1,124 |
| 2021/22 | 6.8% | 7.1% | -0.4pp | 17.7% | 5.9% | 0.9% | 1,224 |
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% | -1.2pp | 12.2% | 4.5% | 1.1% | 1,355 |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% | -0.1pp | 15.1% | 5.1% | 1.3% | 1,414 |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% | +1.5pp | 18.3% | 6.6% | 1.1% | 1,425 |
11 June 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 2015 | URN 137779 | Inadequate |