Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£5,056.01
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
104.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-14.6%
of income
In-year balance
-36.6%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 104.0%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 36.6% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.0%.
31 January 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,170
Capacity
1,150 (102%)
Free school meals
30.2%
English additional lang.
14.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
75.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.5
Mean salary
£44,904
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 978 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 | £5.8m | £5.2m | £3.9m | 68.1% | +£554k | £1.6m | 27.8% | £5,856 |
| 2022/23 | £6.6m | £6.3m | £4.6m | 69.5% | +£304k | £1.7m | 25.2% | £6,474 |
| 2023/24 | £5.5m | £7.5m | £5.7m | 104.0% | -£2.0m | -£804k | -14.6% | £5,056 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
Support staff
£382k
Premises
£358k
Other costs
£1.4m
7.0%
Admin staff
3.7%
Energy
1.1%
ICT
8.6%
Premises (total)
0.6%
Supply staff
5.5%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 47.3 | 63.7% | 46.4% | 75.6% | — | 168 |
* 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 | 60.2 | 15.2 | £38,663 | 6.6% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2021/22 | 64.2 | 15.3 | £38,889 | 9.3% | 1.5% | 7.7 |
| 2022/23 | 70.0 | 14.5 | £41,339 | 12.9% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2023/24 | 76.8 | 14.2 | £44,306 | 11.7% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2024/25 | 75.3 | 15.5 | £44,904 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.5% | 4.4% | +3.1pp | 22.7% | 5.4% | 2.1% | 768 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 15.7% | 4.1% | 1.5% | 680 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 13.3% | 4.1% | 1.6% | 656 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 13.2% | 3.4% | 2.6% | 637 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 13.6% | 3.5% | 2.1% | 653 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 12.6% | 3.2% | 1.9% | 690 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.6% | 3.5% | 1.8% | 826 |
| 2021/22 | 8.6% | 7.1% | +1.5pp | 25.0% | 6.2% | 2.5% | 875 |
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% | +1.7pp | 22.7% | 5.5% | 2.9% | 924 |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% | +2.1pp | 24.0% | 4.8% | 3.8% | 950 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.8pp | 24.0% | 5.3% | 2.7% | 978 |
31 January 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 2015 | — | Requires improvement |