Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£10,568.48
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
76.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.7%
of income
In-year balance
-1.9%
of income
Elevated: turnover 17.7%, sickness 8.5 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.9% of income.
19 April 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,228
Capacity
1,320 (93%)
Free school meals
49.5%
English additional lang.
35.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
92.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.2
Mean salary
£54,959
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.0%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 1,043 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 | £11.3m | £11.0m | £8.2m | 73.0% | +£312k | £870k | 7.7% | £8,596 |
| 2022/23 | £11.8m | £11.7m | £8.6m | 73.2% | +£137k | £1.0m | 8.5% | £8,954 |
| 2023/24 | £12.7m | £12.3m | £9.0m | 71.3% | +£368k | £1.4m | 10.9% | £9,841 |
| 2024/25 | £13.0m | £13.2m | £9.9m | 76.5% | -£249k | £1.1m | 8.7% | £10,568 |
Teaching staff
£7.1m
Support staff
£1.6m
Premises
£619k
Other costs
£2.7m
5.8%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
1.6%
ICT
7.1%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
3.4%
Catering
0.7%
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 | —* | 43.1 | 56.9% | 42.6% | 23.8% | — | 202 |
* 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 | 89.9 | 14.8 | £47,180 | 17.5% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2021/22 | 89.4 | 14.7 | £47,892 | 23.3% | 0.0% | 2.0 |
| 2022/23 | 88.2 | 14.9 | £51,666 | 22.4% | 0.0% | 9.6 |
| 2023/24 | 87.0 | 14.8 | £54,114 | 17.7% | 0.0% | 8.5 |
| 2024/25 | 92.7 | 13.2 | £54,959 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 13.3% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 1,047 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.2% | 4.2% | 1.3% | 1,056 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 15.3% | 4.5% | 1.5% | 1,055 |
| 2016/17 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 15.0% | 4.2% | 1.5% | 1,061 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 10.8% | 4.2% | 1.0% | 1,055 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.9% | 4.4% | 1.0% | 1,068 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 15.0% | 4.8% | 0.9% | 1,073 |
| 2021/22 | 7.7% | 7.1% | +0.5pp | 23.9% | 7.1% | 0.6% | 1,067 |
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% | +1.4pp | 24.0% | 7.2% | 1.0% | 1,071 |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% | +0.5pp | 19.6% | 6.1% | 1.0% | 1,055 |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% | +2.4pp | 22.7% | 7.0% | 1.7% | 1,043 |
19 April 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 2012 | — | Good |