Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,719.79
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
80.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-4.2%
of income
In-year balance
+1.3%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.9%.
8 February 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,296
Capacity
1,295 (100%)
Free school meals
12.2%
English additional lang.
38.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
68.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.1
Mean salary
£52,615
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
11.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.4%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 1,068 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 | £5.7m | £5.4m | £4.1m | 72.1% | +£256k | £1k | 0.0% | £6,614 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £7.0m | £5.8m | 76.6% | +£537k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,249 |
| 2023/24 | £8.8m | £8.7m | £7.1m | 80.9% | +£111k | -£366k | -4.2% | £7,720 |
Teaching staff
£5.7m
Support staff
£270k
Premises
£246k
Other costs
£1.3m
12.7%
Admin staff
5.3%
Energy
1.6%
ICT
8.1%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
0.8%
Catering
1.2%
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 | —* | 58.2 | 85.4% | 70.2% | 68.3% | — | 205 |
* 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 | 36.6 | 17.7 | £43,203 | 5.5% | 0.0% | 2.2 |
| 2021/22 | 45.6 | 18.9 | £44,060 | 4.4% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2022/23 | 66.2 | 15.7 | £43,999 | 12.1% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2023/24 | 69.2 | 16.5 | £50,100 | 30.4% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2024/25 | 68.0 | 19.1 | £52,615 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
11.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 2.6% | 4.6% | -2.1pp | 2.5% | 2.0% | 0.6% | 201 |
| 2020/21 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 8.8% | 3.3% | 0.4% | 661 |
| 2021/22 | 5.3% | 7.1% | -1.8pp | 13.8% | 4.4% | 0.9% | 876 |
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% | -1.5pp | 10.9% | 3.9% | 1.4% | 1,056 |
| 2023/24 | 5.0% | 6.6% | -1.5pp | 10.6% | 3.5% | 1.6% | 1,086 |
| 2024/25 | 5.0% | 6.2% | -1.2pp | 11.5% | 3.4% | 1.7% | 1,068 |
8 February 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding