Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£11,225.13
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.8%
of income
In-year balance
+17.3%
of income
Elevated: turnover 22.2%, vacancy rate 4.3%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 8.5%.
2 February 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
891
Capacity
975 (91%)
Free school meals
61.3%
English additional lang.
26.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
54.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.5
Mean salary
£54,447
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
8.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.2%
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25 · 943 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 | £4.1m | £3.9m | £2.6m | 64.5% | +£216k | £1k | 0.0% | £10,360 |
| 2022/23 | £6.2m | £5.1m | £3.8m | 61.0% | +£1.0m | £0 | 0.0% | £10,608 |
| 2023/24 | £8.6m | £7.1m | £5.7m | 66.8% | +£1.5m | £414k | 4.8% | £11,225 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
Support staff
£212k
Premises
£340k
Other costs
£1.0m
12.0%
Admin staff
1.1%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
5.0%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
1.2%
Catering
2.6%
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 | —* | 42.4 | 53.0% | 32.2% | 69.4% | — | 183 |
* 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 | 15.0 | 12.9 | £56,778 | 33.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 26.5 | 14.9 | £49,508 | 43.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 33.9 | 17.2 | £49,704 | 35.0% | 5.6% | — |
| 2023/24 | 45.0 | 17.0 | £49,890 | 22.2% | 4.3% | 0.1 |
| 2024/25 | 54.0 | 16.5 | £54,447 | —% | 8.5% | — |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 11.2% | 3.8% | 0.7% | 206 |
| 2021/22 | 5.3% | 7.1% | -1.8pp | 13.3% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 397 |
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 25.9% | 2.8% | 5.0% | 618 |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% | +1.1pp | 24.1% | 3.6% | 4.0% | 812 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 22.3% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 943 |
2 February 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good