Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£9,082.26
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
86.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-2.5%
of income
In-year balance
+1.3%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 86.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
8 March 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,172
Capacity
1,150 (102%)
Free school meals
30.6%
English additional lang.
27.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
80.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.6
Mean salary
£61,360
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25 · 962 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 | £9.6m | £9.5m | £7.5m | 78.2% | +£115k | £128k | 1.3% | £8,245 |
| 2022/23 | £10.2m | £8.9m | £7.8m | 76.3% | +£1.3m | £184k | 1.8% | £8,753 |
| 2023/24 | £10.6m | £10.5m | £9.2m | 86.9% | +£141k | -£260k | -2.5% | £9,082 |
Teaching staff
£7.4m
Support staff
£350k
Premises
£188k
Other costs
£1.1m
13.6%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
3.6%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
0.9%
Catering
0.9%
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 | —* | 49.9 | 73.4% | 54.9% | 62.0% | — | 184 |
* 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 | 93.5 | 12.7 | £47,868 | 16.7% | 0.0% | 1.7 |
| 2021/22 | 86.8 | 13.4 | £49,775 | 27.2% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2022/23 | 82.1 | 14.2 | £52,736 | 17.7% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2023/24 | 86.0 | 13.6 | £56,160 | 21.4% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2024/25 | 80.2 | 14.6 | £61,360 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 13.2% | 3.4% | 1.4% | 821 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.0% | 3.5% | 1.3% | 852 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.9% | 3.3% | 1.5% | 905 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 13.9% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 930 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 12.9% | 1.6% | 3.5% | 959 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.2% | 1.5% | 3.9% | 975 |
| 2020/21 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 17.5% | 3.9% | 2.3% | 983 |
| 2021/22 | 9.9% | 7.1% | +2.7pp | 29.2% | 5.7% | 4.2% | 974 |
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% | +3.4pp | 30.7% | 4.5% | 5.6% | 974 |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% | +3.3pp | 29.7% | 3.8% | 6.0% | 984 |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% | +3.1pp | 25.8% | 4.0% | 5.3% | 962 |
8 March 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 2014 | — | Outstanding |