Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,770.25
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.1%
of income
In-year balance
+7.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 20.4%.
13 September 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,341
Capacity
1,500 (89%)
Free school meals
34.3%
English additional lang.
12.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
88.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.1
Mean salary
£56,734
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.2%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.9%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 1,177 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 | £10.6m | £9.7m | £7.1m | 66.9% | +£973k | £417k | 3.9% | £7,667 |
| 2022/23 | £11.6m | £9.5m | £7.6m | 65.4% | +£2.0m | £518k | 4.5% | £8,466 |
| 2023/24 | £11.9m | £11.0m | £8.9m | 75.0% | +£929k | £846k | 7.1% | £8,770 |
Teaching staff
£7.0m
Support staff
£330k
Premises
£353k
Other costs
£1.7m
13.2%
Admin staff
2.7%
Energy
1.6%
ICT
7.1%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
1.5%
Catering
1.6%
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 | —* | 53.7 | 73.0% | 59.0% | 68.0% | — | 200 |
* 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 | 78.2 | 17.3 | £47,468 | 13.6% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2021/22 | 81.0 | 17.1 | £47,959 | 29.6% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2022/23 | 81.0 | 16.9 | £50,626 | 23.5% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2023/24 | 79.6 | 17.1 | £54,684 | 20.4% | 1.2% | 4.1 |
| 2024/25 | 88.8 | 15.1 | £56,734 | —% | 2.2% | — |
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 9.3% | 3.4% | 0.8% | 895 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.0% | 3.3% | 1.5% | 899 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 11.4% | 3.4% | 1.2% | 893 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 11.9% | 3.2% | 1.3% | 919 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.0pp | 12.6% | 3.4% | 1.4% | 985 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 12.8% | 3.5% | 1.5% | 1,031 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 12.1% | 3.3% | 1.9% | 1,150 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +1.0pp | 24.6% | 4.7% | 3.5% | 1,174 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.5pp | 26.5% | 4.6% | 3.7% | 1,190 |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% | +1.2pp | 19.9% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 1,173 |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% | +0.3pp | 19.6% | 3.9% | 2.6% | 1,177 |
13 September 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Sept 2012 | — | Outstanding |