Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,842.75
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
79.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.1%
of income
In-year balance
+6.4%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.2%.
9 May 2017 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,320
Capacity
1,570 (84%)
Free school meals
32.4%
English additional lang.
52.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 4–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
65.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.1
Mean salary
£53,150
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25 · 1,185 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 | £10.3m | £9.6m | £7.3m | 71.5% | +£663k | £6k | 0.1% | £8,042 |
| 2022/23 | £11.2m | £10.1m | £8.0m | 71.3% | +£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,570 |
| 2023/24 | £11.6m | £10.8m | £9.2m | 79.2% | +£745k | £6k | 0.1% | £8,843 |
Teaching staff
£7.3m
Support staff
£344k
Premises
£244k
Other costs
£1.4m
13.1%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
-0.3%
ICT
4.7%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
2.6%
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 | —* | 52.9 | 73.3% | 55.6% | 66.3% | — | 187 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 93.0% | 93.0% | 93.0% | 89.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 86.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 68.0% | — |
| 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 | 89.9 | 13.4 | £43,140 | 34.2% | 1.1% | 6.8 |
| 2021/22 | 85.9 | 14.8 | £44,593 | 24.5% | 1.2% | 8.1 |
| 2022/23 | 68.3 | 19.2 | £53,744 | 38.9% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2023/24 | 74.1 | 17.7 | £49,377 | 34.8% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2024/25 | 65.5 | 20.1 | £53,150 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 21.1% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 90 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 14.9% | 3.5% | 1.3% | 215 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 10.8% | 2.8% | 1.8% | 408 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 13.4% | 3.3% | 2.0% | 598 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 12.8% | 2.9% | 2.0% | 806 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.7% | 3.1% | 2.2% | 1,112 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 24.8% | 4.3% | 3.8% | 1,187 |
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% | +1.1pp | 27.2% | 3.5% | 4.5% | 1,193 |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% | +0.8pp | 22.4% | 4.5% | 2.9% | 1,202 |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% | +1.2pp | 25.1% | 5.1% | 2.3% | 1,185 |
9 May 2017 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding