Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,759.56
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.0%
of income
In-year balance
+5.4%
of income
Elevated: turnover 21.3%.
30 November 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
2,343
Capacity
2,160 (108%)
Free school meals
17.1%
English additional lang.
16.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
141.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.6
Mean salary
£62,075
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25 · 1,446 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 | £15.1m | £14.0m | £11.5m | 76.0% | +£1.1m | £1.5m | 9.9% | £6,832 |
| 2022/23 | £16.2m | £15.5m | £12.2m | 75.8% | +£634k | £1.5m | 9.3% | £7,411 |
| 2023/24 | £17.7m | £16.7m | £13.3m | 75.5% | +£960k | £1.2m | 7.0% | £7,760 |
Teaching staff
£10.5m
Support staff
£1.6m
Premises
£592k
Other costs
£2.8m
5.1%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
5.3%
Premises (total)
1.6%
Supply staff
4.0%
Catering
0.2%
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 | —* | 63.9 | 88.8% | 78.7% | 81.5% | — | 286 |
* 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 | 129.8 | 17.4 | £50,392 | 8.4% | 0.8% | 5.5 |
| 2021/22 | 128.9 | 17.2 | £51,507 | 13.2% | 0.8% | 5.9 |
| 2022/23 | 136.1 | 16.0 | £53,464 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2023/24 | 136.6 | 16.7 | £54,914 | 21.3% | 0.7% | 4.9 |
| 2024/25 | 141.6 | 16.6 | £62,075 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 8.3% | 3.5% | 0.6% | 1,272 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 9.2% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 1,272 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 10.3% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 1,291 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 11.4% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 1,317 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 11.7% | 4.2% | 1.0% | 1,332 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 10.7% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 1,358 |
| 2020/21 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 7.7% | 2.5% | 1.1% | 1,416 |
| 2021/22 | 6.3% | 7.1% | -0.9pp | 15.8% | 4.7% | 1.6% | 1,418 |
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% | -0.5pp | 17.3% | 4.4% | 1.9% | 1,421 |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% | -1.0pp | 13.6% | 3.8% | 1.7% | 1,431 |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% | +0.6pp | 20.9% | 5.3% | 1.6% | 1,446 |
30 November 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 2015 | — | Outstanding |