Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,413.73
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
87.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-3.5%
of income
In-year balance
+0.1%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 87.0%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 6.0%, sickness 8.6 days.
Elevated: vacancy rate 5.5%.
22 February 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,117
Capacity
1,106 (101%)
Free school meals
28.0%
English additional lang.
31.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
68.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£53,752
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
5.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
13.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.4%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25 · 1,000 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 | £6.2m | £5.9m | £4.6m | 74.2% | +£300k | £87k | 1.4% | £6,568 |
| 2022/23 | £7.1m | £6.5m | £5.2m | 72.3% | +£619k | £86k | 1.2% | £7,027 |
| 2023/24 | £8.0m | £8.0m | £7.0m | 87.0% | +£10k | -£281k | -3.5% | £7,414 |
Teaching staff
£5.5m
Support staff
£259k
Premises
£248k
Other costs
£783k
14.9%
Admin staff
0.3%
Energy
1.7%
ICT
3.3%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
0.5%
Catering
3.1%
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 | —* | 47.9 | 67.6% | 45.3% | 67.1% | — | 170 |
* 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 | 37.0 | 20.8 | £38,290 | 35.1% | 2.6% | 5.0 |
| 2021/22 | 52.0 | 18.3 | £41,807 | 15.4% | 0.0% | 13.3 |
| 2022/23 | 52.6 | 19.3 | £46,983 | 23.1% | 7.1% | 4.4 |
| 2023/24 | 62.4 | 17.3 | £49,237 | 14.4% | 6.0% | 8.6 |
| 2024/25 | 68.4 | 16.3 | £53,752 | —% | 5.5% | — |
Overall absence
5.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
13.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 2.7% | 4.8% | -2.0pp | 8.5% | 2.0% | 0.7% | 129 |
| 2018/19 | 3.1% | 4.6% | -1.6pp | 7.7% | 2.5% | 0.5% | 260 |
| 2020/21 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 10.8% | 3.7% | 0.4% | 642 |
| 2021/22 | 5.9% | 7.1% | -1.2pp | 15.5% | 3.5% | 2.4% | 841 |
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% | +0.7pp | 20.8% | 3.4% | 4.1% | 893 |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% | -0.7pp | 13.3% | 3.3% | 2.6% | 959 |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% | -0.5pp | 13.5% | 3.4% | 2.4% | 1,000 |
22 February 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good