Per-pupil income
£9,347.67
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.1%
of income
In-year balance
+2.0%
of income
No active flags for this school.
27 June 2018 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
879
Capacity
1,150 (76%)
Free school meals
45.2%
English additional lang.
36.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
51.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.2
Mean salary
£62,727
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
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.
20.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25 · 903 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 | £7.2m | £6.7m | £5.3m | 74.3% | +£411k | £261k | 3.6% | £8,351 |
| 2022/23 | £7.7m | £7.0m | £5.8m | 75.0% | +£716k | £351k | 4.5% | £8,894 |
| 2023/24 | £8.0m | £7.9m | £6.3m | 77.9% | +£160k | £413k | 5.1% | £9,348 |
Teaching staff
£5.2m
Support staff
£244k
Premises
£654k
Other costs
£965k
10.4%
Admin staff
1.0%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
4.6%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
2.5%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 46.6 | 63.3% | 43.2% | 52.7% | — | 169 |
* 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 | 50.6 | 16.9 | £49,915 | 8.7% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 54.4 | 15.8 | £49,393 | 18.4% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2022/23 | 51.4 | 16.9 | £54,816 | 15.2% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2023/24 | 51.8 | 16.6 | £59,456 | 13.5% | 1.9% | 4.7 |
| 2024/25 | 51.0 | 17.2 | £62,727 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 10.7% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 581 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.0% | 1.9% | 2.9% | 582 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.2% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 637 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 7.4% | 2.8% | 1.8% | 699 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 9.4% | 2.6% | 2.1% | 776 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 9.8% | 2.7% | 2.1% | 837 |
| 2020/21 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 18.1% | 4.0% | 2.2% | 879 |
| 2021/22 | 8.6% | 7.1% | +1.5pp | 28.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 877 |
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% | +1.6pp | 25.1% | 3.6% | 4.7% | 887 |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% | +2.0pp | 24.9% | 3.4% | 5.1% | 898 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 20.3% | 3.3% | 4.5% | 903 |
27 June 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec 2014 | — | Good |