Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£10,542.29
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+4.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
5 March 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
917
Capacity
1,150 (80%)
Free school meals
47.3%
English additional lang.
30.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
63.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.5
Mean salary
£54,290
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 878 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 | £5.5m | £4.7m | £3.0m | 53.6% | +£842k | £0 | 0.0% | £10,308 |
| 2022/23 | £7.1m | £6.3m | £4.5m | 63.8% | +£783k | £0 | 0.0% | £10,112 |
| 2023/24 | £9.1m | £8.7m | £6.0m | 65.4% | +£369k | £0 | 0.0% | £10,542 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£82k
Other costs
£2.7m
4.8%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
1.1%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
1.9%
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 | —* | 47.8 | 66.9% | 42.9% | 78.9% | — | 175 |
* 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 | 19.9 | 18.1 | £51,357 | 12.9% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2021/22 | 32.8 | 16.3 | £47,726 | 26.8% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2022/23 | 44.6 | 15.8 | £48,248 | 20.2% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2023/24 | 57.4 | 15.0 | £56,443 | 33.8% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2024/25 | 63.4 | 14.5 | £54,290 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 9.4% | 3.1% | 0.9% | 371 |
| 2021/22 | 7.0% | 7.1% | -0.2pp | 19.3% | 5.0% | 2.0% | 554 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.5pp | 27.2% | 3.3% | 5.0% | 749 |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% | +1.6pp | 25.7% | 3.7% | 4.5% | 906 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 22.9% | 4.0% | 3.5% | 878 |
5 March 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Outstanding