Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,836.18
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
19.2%
of income
In-year balance
-1.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.1% of income.
12 June 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,130
Capacity
1,200 (94%)
Free school meals
19.3%
English additional lang.
9.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
65.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.2
Mean salary
£50,391
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.
20.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25 · 1,175 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 | £7.5m | £6.9m | £5.2m | 69.1% | +£629k | £1.1m | 15.0% | £6,495 |
| 2022/23 | £7.6m | £7.2m | £5.2m | 68.8% | +£383k | £1.4m | 18.8% | £6,539 |
| 2023/24 | £8.0m | £8.1m | £5.8m | 72.0% | -£90k | £1.5m | 19.2% | £6,836 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
Support staff
£836k
Premises
£422k
Other costs
£1.9m
7.3%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
6.0%
Premises (total)
5.0%
Supply staff
1.4%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 55.4 | 80.7% | 60.6% | 60.6% | — | 218 |
* 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 | 68.8 | 16.6 | £42,041 | 17.7% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2021/22 | 65.3 | 17.7 | £43,983 | 26.7% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2022/23 | 62.5 | 18.7 | £44,820 | 19.1% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2023/24 | 61.6 | 19.0 | £46,094 | 20.1% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2024/25 | 65.8 | 17.2 | £50,391 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.9% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 16.2% | 4.4% | 1.5% | 1,099 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 14.8% | 4.3% | 1.3% | 1,097 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 10.6% | 3.4% | 1.1% | 1,089 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 11.7% | 3.9% | 1.4% | 1,099 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 13.7% | 4.0% | 1.5% | 1,134 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 11.7% | 3.8% | 1.1% | 1,138 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 11.1% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 1,174 |
| 2021/22 | 8.6% | 7.1% | +1.5pp | 27.2% | 7.4% | 1.3% | 1,193 |
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% | +1.9pp | 28.0% | 7.2% | 1.5% | 1,214 |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% | +1.8pp | 24.8% | 5.9% | 2.4% | 1,217 |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% | +1.4pp | 20.5% | 5.3% | 2.4% | 1,175 |
12 June 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Nov 2009 | URN 125274 | Outstanding |