Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,733.49
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.7%
of income
In-year balance
-5.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.4%.
17 September 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,359
Capacity
1,338 (102%)
Free school meals
44.8%
English additional lang.
66.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
87.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.5
Mean salary
£52,436
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.0%
2024/25 · 1,409 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 | £9.2m | £9.0m | £7.1m | 77.1% | +£245k | £1.2m | 12.5% | £6,809 |
| 2022/23 | £10.0m | £9.7m | £7.5m | 75.4% | +£313k | £1.5m | 14.7% | £7,395 |
| 2023/24 | £10.5m | £11.0m | £7.8m | 74.0% | -£555k | £914k | 8.7% | £7,733 |
Teaching staff
£5.5m
Support staff
£563k
Premises
£932k
Other costs
£2.3m
| 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 | —* | 40.5 | 55.1% | 36.1% | 24.8% | — | 274 |
* 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 | 88.4 | 15.1 | £42,368 | 4.1% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2021/22 | 93.5 | 14.5 | £42,573 | 4.5% | 0.0% | 10.5 |
| 2022/23 | 92.8 | 14.6 | £43,476 | 21.7% | 0.0% | 8.2 |
| 2023/24 | 89.4 | 15.1 | £45,616 | 13.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2024/25 | 87.6 | 15.5 | £52,436 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.7% | 4.4% | +1.3pp | 12.0% | 3.4% | 2.3% | 1,164 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 12.9% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 1,194 |
| 2015/16 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 15.5% | 3.6% | 2.6% | 1,193 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 12.9% | 3.5% | 2.4% | 1,221 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 16.4% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 1,244 |
| 2018/19 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 18.9% | 3.7% | 3.2% | 1,289 |
| 2020/21 | 9.4% | 4.5% | +4.8pp | 28.6% | 6.4% | 2.9% | 1,360 |
| 2021/22 | 11.6% | 7.1% | +4.4pp | 39.0% | 6.5% | 5.1% | 1,390 |
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% | +3.7pp | 33.7% | 5.8% | 4.7% | 1,409 |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 6.6% | +4.2pp | 35.4% | 5.0% | 5.8% | 1,400 |
| 2024/25 | 10.3% | 6.2% | +4.1pp | 30.4% | 4.3% | 6.0% | 1,409 |
17 September 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2010 | URN 105837 | Good |