Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,160.27
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
14.9%
of income
In-year balance
-2.1%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.1% of income.
27 September 2018 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,025
Capacity
1,111 (92%)
Free school meals
30.2%
English additional lang.
24.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
63.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.5
Mean salary
£57,603
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.6%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 903 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 | £7.8m | £8.2m | £5.8m | 73.9% | -£388k | £1.3m | 16.7% | £7,273 |
| 2022/23 | £9.0m | £8.7m | £6.1m | 67.9% | +£343k | £1.6m | 18.2% | £8,522 |
| 2023/24 | £9.5m | £9.7m | £6.9m | 72.8% | -£201k | £1.4m | 14.9% | £9,160 |
Teaching staff
£5.2m
Support staff
£954k
Premises
£471k
Other costs
£2.3m
5.7%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
14.6%
Premises (total)
2.2%
Supply staff
4.3%
Catering
1.0%
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 | —* | 49.0 | 75.4% | 53.8% | 25.7% | — | 171 |
* 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 | 65.6 | 16.5 | £47,330 | 7.9% | 1.5% | 2.1 |
| 2021/22 | 72.2 | 14.9 | £49,865 | 15.2% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2022/23 | 62.8 | 16.9 | £51,010 | 14.4% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2023/24 | 61.8 | 17.2 | £55,006 | 9.7% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2024/25 | 63.0 | 16.5 | £57,603 | —% | 1.6% | — |
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 11.7% | 4.2% | 0.5% | 913 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | 0.0pp | 10.4% | 4.1% | 0.4% | 911 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 9.6% | 4.1% | 0.1% | 910 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 9.4% | 4.2% | 0.2% | 914 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 13.2% | 4.9% | 0.1% | 910 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 14.4% | 5.0% | 0.2% | 921 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 13.9% | 4.7% | 0.1% | 902 |
| 2021/22 | 6.4% | 7.1% | -0.8pp | 19.1% | 6.2% | 0.2% | 897 |
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% | -0.9pp | 15.1% | 5.7% | 0.2% | 907 |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% | -0.4pp | 18.6% | 4.9% | 1.2% | 916 |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% | +1.0pp | 21.8% | 5.8% | 1.4% | 903 |
27 September 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Feb 2014 | — | Good |