Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,769.56
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+4.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 32.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
4 June 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,224
Capacity
1,824 (67%)
Free school meals
33.3%
English additional lang.
75.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
77.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.9
Mean salary
£55,697
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.0%
2024/25 · 1,082 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 | £6.5m | £6.1m | £4.5m | 69.8% | +£421k | £1k | 0.0% | £8,210 |
| 2022/23 | £8.3m | £7.5m | £5.8m | 69.8% | +£740k | £1k | 0.0% | £8,570 |
| 2023/24 | £10.2m | £9.7m | £7.5m | 73.3% | +£491k | £1k | 0.0% | £8,770 |
Teaching staff
£5.7m
Support staff
£0
Premises
£459k
Other costs
£1.8m
0.0%
Admin staff
3.3%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
8.7%
Premises (total)
7.7%
Supply staff
3.7%
Catering
1.6%
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 | —* | 45.6 | 65.7% | 41.9% | 47.7% | — | 172 |
* 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 | 51.8 | 13.8 | £41,182 | 17.4% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2021/22 | 59.4 | 13.3 | £41,883 | 4.7% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2022/23 | 67.0 | 14.4 | £46,528 | 23.9% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2023/24 | 78.0 | 14.9 | £50,543 | 32.2% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2024/25 | 77.2 | 15.9 | £55,697 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 3.5% | 4.6% | -1.1pp | 8.0% | 2.6% | 0.8% | 113 |
| 2017/18 | 4.2% | 4.8% | -0.6pp | 10.1% | 2.7% | 1.5% | 218 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 10.6% | 2.9% | 1.6% | 379 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 13.5% | 3.0% | 1.8% | 777 |
| 2021/22 | 6.6% | 7.1% | -0.5pp | 20.7% | 3.7% | 3.0% | 839 |
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% | -0.1pp | 18.9% | 3.0% | 3.8% | 971 |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% | +1.3pp | 25.4% | 3.4% | 4.4% | 1,061 |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% | +3.1pp | 32.5% | 4.3% | 5.0% | 1,082 |
4 June 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding