Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,328.82
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
85.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.0%
of income
In-year balance
-0.8%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 85.4%.
Elevated: turnover 29.1%.
16 October 2018 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,077
Capacity
1,220 (88%)
Free school meals
23.5%
English additional lang.
35.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
61.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.0
Mean salary
£48,399
Turnover
29.1%
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.4%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25 · 898 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 | £7.1m | £6.6m | £5.7m | 80.6% | +£481k | £431k | 6.0% | £6,332 |
| 2022/23 | £7.7m | £7.8m | £5.2m | 67.6% | -£49k | £630k | 8.2% | £6,772 |
| 2023/24 | £8.1m | £8.2m | £6.9m | 85.4% | -£69k | £566k | 7.0% | £7,329 |
Teaching staff
£6.6m
Support staff
£0
Premises
£178k
Other costs
£1.1m
0.0%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
-0.0%
ICT
4.6%
Premises (total)
2.6%
Supply staff
0.9%
Catering
2.4%
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 | —* | 56.3 | 79.4% | 65.6% | 43.3% | — | 180 |
* 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 71.1 | 15.3 | £42,095 | 14.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020/21 | 68.7 | 15.7 | £47,593 | 9.3% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2021/22 | 66.9 | 16.8 | £46,487 | 17.2% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2022/23 | 60.2 | 18.9 | £49,016 | 14.2% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2023/24 | 61.4 | 18.0 | £48,399 | 29.1% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 11.4% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 988 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.6% | 4.8% | 0.7% | 980 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.2% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 979 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 13.9% | 4.1% | 0.8% | 959 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 8.1% | 3.7% | 0.6% | 931 |
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 8.5% | 3.7% | 0.4% | 937 |
| 2020/21 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 6.8% | 2.8% | 0.6% | 914 |
| 2021/22 | 7.0% | 7.1% | -0.1pp | 19.8% | 5.8% | 1.2% | 916 |
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% | +0.4pp | 20.8% | 5.5% | 1.6% | 941 |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% | +0.8pp | 21.4% | 6.1% | 1.3% | 926 |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% | +1.4pp | 23.5% | 6.4% | 1.2% | 898 |
16 October 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 2014 | — | Good |