Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,276.26
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-0.5%
of income
In-year balance
+7.7%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.9%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.8%.
20 March 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,379
Capacity
1,200 (115%)
Free school meals
13.6%
English additional lang.
32.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
75.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.4
Mean salary
£57,102
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.8%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
11.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25 · 1,034 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 | £9.1m | £8.8m | £6.6m | 73.0% | +£298k | £17k | 0.2% | £6,230 |
| 2022/23 | £10.0m | £8.8m | £7.4m | 74.4% | +£1.1m | £17k | 0.2% | £6,684 |
| 2023/24 | £10.7m | £9.8m | £8.4m | 78.9% | +£821k | -£52k | -0.5% | £7,276 |
Teaching staff
£7.0m
Support staff
£433k
Premises
£205k
Other costs
£1.2m
9.6%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
2.0%
ICT
6.0%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
0.3%
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 | —* | 55.5 | 83.5% | 68.1% | 68.6% | — | 188 |
* 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 | 77.4 | 18.3 | £48,076 | 10.8% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2021/22 | 79.0 | 18.4 | £46,972 | 21.8% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2022/23 | 68.5 | 21.8 | £53,458 | 11.7% | 4.2% | 3.0 |
| 2023/24 | 66.6 | 22.0 | £55,439 | 14.1% | 4.3% | 2.7 |
| 2024/25 | 75.0 | 18.4 | £57,102 | —% | 3.8% | — |
Overall absence
4.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
11.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.5% | 4.4% | -0.9pp | 5.7% | 3.0% | 0.5% | 924 |
| 2014/15 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 6.1% | 3.0% | 0.8% | 919 |
| 2015/16 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 6.9% | 2.5% | 1.2% | 925 |
| 2016/17 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 8.3% | 2.4% | 1.6% | 951 |
| 2017/18 | 4.2% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 8.5% | 2.5% | 1.7% | 954 |
| 2018/19 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 9.8% | 2.5% | 1.7% | 965 |
| 2020/21 | 2.8% | 4.5% | -1.7pp | 3.9% | 2.2% | 0.6% | 1,001 |
| 2021/22 | 5.6% | 7.1% | -1.5pp | 11.6% | 4.5% | 1.1% | 1,005 |
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% | -1.6pp | 11.4% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 1,020 |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% | -1.7pp | 10.5% | 3.6% | 1.3% | 1,039 |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% | -1.3pp | 11.2% | 3.8% | 1.1% | 1,034 |
20 March 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 2011 | — | Outstanding |