Per-pupil income
£6,919.14
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
18.5%
of income
In-year balance
+3.2%
of income
No active flags for this school.
2 November 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,264
Capacity
1,500 (84%)
Free school meals
22.4%
English additional lang.
9.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
76.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.6
Mean salary
£49,128
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25 · 1,080 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 | £6.3m | £5.9m | £4.9m | 77.6% | +£405k | £1.3m | 21.4% | £5,861 |
| 2022/23 | £7.4m | £6.9m | £5.4m | 72.8% | +£570k | £1.5m | 19.6% | £6,438 |
| 2023/24 | £8.6m | £8.4m | £6.5m | 75.6% | +£275k | £1.6m | 18.5% | £6,919 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£385k
Other costs
£1.4m
3.5%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
1.9%
ICT
7.2%
Premises (total)
2.1%
Supply staff
1.2%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 47.0 | 68.8% | 48.1% | 25.5% | — | 208 |
* 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 | 48.2 | 17.9 | £42,874 | 5.4% | 0.0% | 8.1 |
| 2021/22 | 59.5 | 18.0 | £44,638 | 17.9% | 1.7% | 11.0 |
| 2022/23 | 67.8 | 17.1 | £44,700 | 13.3% | 1.5% | 9.5 |
| 2023/24 | 72.5 | 17.2 | £47,464 | 22.5% | 1.4% | 10.4 |
| 2024/25 | 76.3 | 16.6 | £49,128 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 4.1% | 4.8% | -0.6pp | 8.2% | 3.2% | 0.9% | 184 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 7.6% | 3.5% | 1.0% | 395 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 12.9% | 4.0% | 1.3% | 826 |
| 2021/22 | 8.8% | 7.1% | +1.7pp | 27.6% | 6.2% | 2.6% | 1,035 |
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% | +1.6pp | 26.8% | 6.0% | 2.4% | 1,061 |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% | +1.7pp | 21.4% | 5.6% | 2.7% | 1,082 |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% | +1.6pp | 17.8% | 5.4% | 2.4% | 1,080 |
2 November 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good