Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,512.11
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-0.8%
of income
In-year balance
+1.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 18.5%.
24 April 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,367
Capacity
1,588 (86%)
Free school meals
13.6%
English additional lang.
11.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
79.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.3
Mean salary
£46,370
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.
19.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25 · 1,217 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 | £8.5m | £8.2m | £6.6m | 78.4% | +£254k | -£174k | -2.1% | £6,171 |
| 2022/23 | £8.8m | £8.4m | £6.6m | 75.5% | +£378k | -£116k | -1.3% | £6,381 |
| 2023/24 | £9.1m | £9.0m | £7.0m | 77.1% | +£168k | -£73k | -0.8% | £6,512 |
Teaching staff
£5.1m
Support staff
£638k
Premises
£539k
Other costs
£1.4m
9.6%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
8.5%
Premises (total)
3.0%
Supply staff
0.4%
Catering
0.7%
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 | —* | 52.6 | 78.0% | 58.5% | 18.2% | — | 236 |
* 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 | 78.3 | 17.8 | £38,118 | 19.9% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2021/22 | 81.2 | 16.9 | £41,795 | 33.4% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2022/23 | 76.1 | 18.1 | £47,868 | 20.2% | 2.6% | 3.0 |
| 2023/24 | 78.8 | 17.8 | £49,622 | 18.5% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2024/25 | 79.2 | 17.3 | £46,370 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 8.0% | 3.5% | 1.0% | 1,379 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 7.3% | 3.5% | 0.8% | 1,372 |
| 2015/16 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 6.1% | 3.3% | 0.7% | 1,363 |
| 2016/17 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 8.8% | 3.3% | 1.1% | 1,312 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.0pp | 9.5% | 3.6% | 1.2% | 1,273 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 7.0% | 3.3% | 1.0% | 1,252 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.6% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 1,193 |
| 2021/22 | 8.0% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 21.3% | 6.0% | 2.0% | 1,220 |
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% | +0.7pp | 18.8% | 4.8% | 2.7% | 1,226 |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% | +1.3pp | 20.5% | 5.1% | 2.8% | 1,225 |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% | +1.5pp | 19.2% | 5.2% | 2.5% | 1,217 |
24 April 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 2010 | URN 125313 | Good |