Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,054.83
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
13.7%
of income
In-year balance
-0.1%
of income
Elevated: turnover 30.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
12 June 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
702
Capacity
939 (75%)
Free school meals
20.1%
English additional lang.
7.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
39.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.0
Mean salary
£47,249
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.0%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 726 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 | £4.5m | £4.1m | £3.2m | 72.1% | +£347k | £662k | 14.8% | £6,357 |
| 2022/23 | £4.7m | £4.7m | £3.4m | 73.5% | +£35k | £697k | 14.9% | £6,595 |
| 2023/24 | £5.0m | £5.0m | £3.7m | 73.6% | -£4k | £693k | 13.7% | £7,055 |
Teaching staff
£2.8m
Support staff
£473k
Premises
£366k
Other costs
£969k
| 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 | —* | 44.2 | 60.7% | 40.0% | 32.9% | — | 140 |
* 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 | 40.8 | 18.0 | £42,257 | 14.2% | 0.0% | 1.8 |
| 2021/22 | 43.4 | 16.2 | £44,106 | 6.9% | 2.3% | 8.8 |
| 2022/23 | 43.6 | 16.3 | £43,914 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2023/24 | 43.5 | 16.4 | £45,528 | 30.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 2024/25 | 39.0 | 18.0 | £47,249 | —% | 2.5% | — |
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 11.9% | 3.7% | 1.0% | 628 |
| 2014/15 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 8.7% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 595 |
| 2015/16 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 7.6% | 3.6% | 0.6% | 563 |
| 2016/17 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 9.5% | 3.2% | 0.8% | 622 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 8.8% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 638 |
| 2018/19 | 4.6% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 11.5% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 694 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | 0.0pp | 10.4% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 748 |
| 2021/22 | 9.0% | 7.1% | +1.8pp | 26.9% | 7.7% | 1.2% | 720 |
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% | +1.4pp | 22.3% | 6.5% | 1.7% | 728 |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% | +1.3pp | 21.5% | 6.4% | 1.5% | 726 |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% | +2.7pp | 25.5% | 7.0% | 1.9% | 726 |
12 June 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 2010 | URN 116442 | Good |