Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,323.28
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.7%
of income
In-year balance
+6.7%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.6%.
10 January 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,045
Capacity
1,150 (91%)
Free school meals
39.7%
English additional lang.
42.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
70.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.9
Mean salary
£52,824
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.5%
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25 · 927 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 | £5.3m | £5.0m | £3.6m | 68.5% | +£355k | £506k | 9.5% | £7,914 |
| 2022/23 | £7.3m | £6.4m | £5.0m | 68.1% | +£919k | £616k | 8.5% | £8,596 |
| 2023/24 | £9.0m | £8.4m | £7.1m | 78.6% | +£598k | £784k | 8.7% | £9,323 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
Support staff
£264k
Premises
£213k
Other costs
£1.1m
13.2%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
1.1%
ICT
6.3%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
1.3%
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 | —* | 58.3 | 88.3% | 69.0% | 77.8% | — | 171 |
* 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 | 30.6 | 16.4 | £39,146 | 8.8% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2021/22 | 46.0 | 14.6 | £42,429 | 13.0% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2022/23 | 55.4 | 15.3 | £45,905 | 29.6% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2023/24 | 66.2 | 14.5 | £51,989 | 24.5% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2024/25 | 70.0 | 14.9 | £52,824 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 3.0% | 4.6% | -1.6pp | 3.8% | 2.4% | 0.6% | 131 |
| 2020/21 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 11.1% | 2.9% | 1.3% | 515 |
| 2021/22 | 6.7% | 7.1% | -0.4pp | 18.7% | 4.1% | 2.6% | 705 |
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% | +0.7pp | 22.2% | 4.0% | 3.6% | 874 |
| 2023/24 | 7.0% | 6.6% | +0.5pp | 19.4% | 3.6% | 3.4% | 930 |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% | +1.0pp | 21.0% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 927 |
10 January 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding