Per-pupil income
£8,005.62
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
17.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+46.3%
of income
No active flags for this school.
11 June 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
891
Capacity
900 (99%)
Free school meals
22.8%
English additional lang.
19.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
3.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
—
Mean salary
£55,956
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
13.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.4%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 931 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 | £5.9m | £2.9m | £1.1m | 18.3% | +£3.0m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,622 |
| 2022/23 | £6.4m | £3.4m | £1.3m | 19.9% | +£3.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,187 |
| 2023/24 | £7.1m | £3.8m | £1.2m | 17.3% | +£3.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,006 |
Teaching staff
£694k
Support staff
£36k
Premises
£395k
Other costs
£2.2m
4.8%
Admin staff
1.3%
Energy
2.0%
ICT
5.3%
Premises (total)
1.2%
Supply staff
4.4%
Catering
0.0%
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 | —* | 60.7 | 90.8% | 78.6% | 57.8% | — | 173 |
* 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 | 5.3 | — | £40,567 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2021/22 | 5.3 | — | £42,592 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2022/23 | 5.4 | — | £44,672 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2023/24 | 5.5 | — | £50,022 | 34.5% | 0.0% | 0.6 |
| 2024/25 | 3.8 | — | £55,956 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
13.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.3% | 4.4% | +2.0pp | 19.1% | 3.9% | 2.4% | 708 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 13.5% | 4.1% | 1.6% | 613 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 13.5% | 4.3% | 1.2% | 606 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 12.9% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 675 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 11.5% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 741 |
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 7.9% | 2.9% | 1.1% | 810 |
| 2020/21 | 3.2% | 4.5% | -1.3pp | 6.0% | 2.4% | 0.8% | 904 |
| 2021/22 | 6.2% | 7.1% | -0.9pp | 16.6% | 4.7% | 1.5% | 918 |
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% | -0.5pp | 17.4% | 4.5% | 1.9% | 927 |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% | +0.2pp | 18.4% | 4.3% | 2.5% | 932 |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% | -0.8pp | 13.4% | 3.4% | 1.9% | 931 |
11 June 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Jun 2015 | — | Good |