Per-pupil income
£7,415.58
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.9%
of income
In-year balance
+10.6%
of income
No active flags for this school.
12 September 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,692
Capacity
1,680 (101%)
Free school meals
7.6%
English additional lang.
12.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
94.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.9
Mean salary
£57,623
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.
10.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25 · 1,252 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 | £10.6m | £9.6m | £7.7m | 73.2% | +£927k | £840k | 8.0% | £6,246 |
| 2022/23 | £11.8m | £10.9m | £8.0m | 67.2% | +£960k | £1.0m | 8.5% | £6,926 |
| 2023/24 | £12.6m | £11.2m | £8.3m | 65.9% | +£1.3m | £113k | 0.9% | £7,416 |
Teaching staff
£6.8m
Support staff
£764k
Premises
£660k
Other costs
£2.3m
4.8%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
1.1%
ICT
7.1%
Premises (total)
0.3%
Supply staff
4.1%
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 | —* | 56.0 | 86.8% | 66.5% | 73.5% | — | 257 |
* 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 | 106.3 | 16.0 | £44,554 | 17.8% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2021/22 | 102.9 | 16.4 | £44,995 | 20.6% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2022/23 | 99.9 | 17.1 | £45,659 | 14.1% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2023/24 | 94.8 | 17.9 | £49,000 | 8.1% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2024/25 | 94.4 | 17.9 | £57,623 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
10.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.4% | 4.4% | -1.0pp | 4.8% | 2.9% | 0.5% | 1,232 |
| 2014/15 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 5.2% | 3.2% | 0.5% | 1,237 |
| 2015/16 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 5.9% | 2.8% | 1.0% | 1,242 |
| 2016/17 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 6.0% | 3.1% | 1.1% | 1,247 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 7.5% | 3.2% | 1.1% | 1,263 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 9.6% | 3.8% | 1.1% | 1,239 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 10.1% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 1,236 |
| 2021/22 | 7.4% | 7.1% | +0.3pp | 20.7% | 6.3% | 1.1% | 1,241 |
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% | -0.6pp | 14.2% | 4.7% | 1.5% | 1,237 |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% | -0.8pp | 10.9% | 4.6% | 1.1% | 1,260 |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% | -0.8pp | 10.6% | 4.7% | 0.8% | 1,252 |
12 September 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2012 | — | Outstanding |