Flags
5
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,985.96
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
75.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-1.5%
of income
In-year balance
-3.1%
of income
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -1.5%.
Reserves fell from 6.9% to -1.5% over 3 years
Elevated: turnover 16.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.1% of income.
8 February 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
2,015
Capacity
2,000 (101%)
Free school meals
39.4%
English additional lang.
75.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
133.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.1
Mean salary
£54,712
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.4%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 1,557 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 | £14.2m | £14.3m | £10.7m | 75.4% | -£163k | £367k | 2.6% | £7,340 |
| 2022/23 | £15.3m | £14.7m | £11.1m | 72.4% | +£692k | £1.1m | 6.9% | £7,891 |
| 2023/24 | £16.6m | £17.4m | £12.2m | 73.4% | -£769k | £289k | 1.7% | £8,224 |
| 2024/25 | £18.1m | £18.7m | £13.6m | 75.0% | -£561k | -£272k | -1.5% | £8,986 |
Teaching staff
£10.6m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£2.8m
Other costs
£2.3m
4.5%
Admin staff
0.3%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
2.1%
Premises (total)
3.0%
Supply staff
0.6%
Catering
18.1%
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 | —* | 48.6 | 69.4% | 53.2% | 35.9% | — | 301 |
* 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 | 125.4 | 15.1 | £48,608 | 14.1% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2021/22 | 127.7 | 15.1 | £48,825 | 16.7% | 0.0% | 7.9 |
| 2022/23 | 128.3 | 15.2 | £50,760 | 18.6% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 128.2 | 15.7 | £52,278 | 16.8% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2024/25 | 133.0 | 15.1 | £54,712 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.0pp | 9.3% | 3.7% | 0.6% | 1,233 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 8.6% | 3.5% | 0.8% | 1,228 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 9.5% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 1,217 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 11.1% | 4.0% | 0.7% | 1,221 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 11.8% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 1,224 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 11.1% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 1,276 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.1% | 4.4% | 0.9% | 1,409 |
| 2021/22 | 7.0% | 7.1% | -0.1pp | 20.7% | 5.6% | 1.4% | 1,461 |
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% | +1.6pp | 26.7% | 6.3% | 2.1% | 1,544 |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% | +1.6pp | 26.7% | 5.6% | 2.6% | 1,566 |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% | +2.9pp | 27.7% | 6.4% | 2.7% | 1,557 |
8 February 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 2011 | — | Outstanding |