Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,251.66
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
18.5%
of income
In-year balance
+8.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
1 May 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,533
Capacity
1,350 (114%)
Free school meals
26.7%
English additional lang.
9.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
70.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
21.9
Mean salary
£40,487
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25 · 1,327 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 | £8.7m | £7.6m | £6.1m | 69.5% | +£1.1m | £1.4m | 16.2% | £6,068 |
| 2022/23 | £9.6m | £9.0m | £6.9m | 71.1% | +£627k | £1.6m | 16.5% | £6,498 |
| 2023/24 | £10.9m | £10.0m | £7.8m | 71.7% | +£901k | £2.0m | 18.5% | £7,252 |
Teaching staff
£5.3m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£642k
Other costs
£1.6m
8.1%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.6%
Premises (total)
2.6%
Supply staff
4.2%
Catering
0.4%
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 | —* | 46.5 | 70.3% | 55.1% | 43.0% | — | 256 |
* 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 | 63.4 | 21.5 | £37,491 | 8.5% | 0.0% | 10.5 |
| 2021/22 | 67.6 | 21.3 | £38,296 | 13.3% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2022/23 | 61.2 | 24.2 | £38,355 | 4.9% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2023/24 | 68.1 | 22.2 | £39,496 | 9.4% | 0.0% | 8.5 |
| 2024/25 | 70.1 | 21.9 | £40,487 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 14.4% | 4.0% | 1.3% | 1,107 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.5% | 4.1% | 1.2% | 1,063 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.8% | 3.8% | 1.6% | 1,078 |
| 2016/17 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 15.8% | 4.3% | 1.8% | 1,114 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 12.6% | 3.6% | 1.7% | 1,130 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 13.6% | 3.4% | 2.2% | 1,146 |
| 2020/21 | 7.6% | 4.5% | +3.1pp | 20.0% | 5.4% | 2.2% | 1,208 |
| 2021/22 | 9.5% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 24.6% | 5.5% | 4.0% | 1,252 |
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% | +2.9pp | 25.2% | 4.7% | 5.0% | 1,285 |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% | +3.2pp | 24.1% | 4.3% | 5.5% | 1,295 |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% | +3.1pp | 23.1% | 4.0% | 5.3% | 1,327 |
1 May 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2019 | — | Good |