Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,734.32
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.6%
of income
In-year balance
+6.6%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.3%.
28 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
907
Capacity
950 (95%)
Free school meals
35.2%
English additional lang.
42.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
51.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.6
Mean salary
£60,785
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.5%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 769 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 | £7.3m | £7.3m | £5.2m | 70.2% | +£79k | £390k | 5.3% | £8,521 |
| 2022/23 | £7.9m | £7.0m | £5.5m | 69.7% | +£910k | £390k | 4.9% | £9,003 |
| 2023/24 | £8.5m | £8.0m | £6.7m | 78.3% | +£560k | £390k | 4.6% | £9,734 |
Teaching staff
£5.3m
Support staff
£250k
Premises
£245k
Other costs
£1.0m
13.3%
Admin staff
3.6%
Energy
1.8%
ICT
6.4%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
1.7%
Catering
0.4%
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 | —* | 55.5 | 74.4% | 55.1% | 64.7% | — | 156 |
* 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 | 59.3 | 14.3 | £48,504 | 23.4% | 3.3% | 5.7 |
| 2021/22 | 55.3 | 15.6 | £49,557 | 32.7% | 3.5% | 4.9 |
| 2022/23 | 59.5 | 14.7 | £51,569 | 24.1% | 1.7% | 5.0 |
| 2023/24 | 53.4 | 16.4 | £56,607 | 17.8% | 1.8% | 3.9 |
| 2024/25 | 51.5 | 17.6 | £60,785 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 10.5% | 2.5% | 1.8% | 704 |
| 2014/15 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 8.4% | 2.9% | 0.9% | 702 |
| 2015/16 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 6.2% | 3.1% | 0.7% | 715 |
| 2016/17 | 3.7% | 4.6% | -0.9pp | 8.2% | 3.0% | 0.7% | 729 |
| 2017/18 | 4.0% | 4.8% | -0.7pp | 6.8% | 2.9% | 1.1% | 723 |
| 2018/19 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 7.6% | 3.0% | 1.2% | 749 |
| 2020/21 | 3.1% | 4.5% | -1.4pp | 5.0% | 2.5% | 0.7% | 747 |
| 2021/22 | 5.9% | 7.1% | -1.2pp | 15.0% | 4.4% | 1.5% | 758 |
| 2022/23 | 6.0% | 6.8% | -0.9pp | 15.8% | 4.2% | 1.8% | 764 |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% | -1.4pp | 12.4% | 3.2% | 1.9% | 771 |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% | -0.8pp | 15.5% | 3.5% | 1.9% | 769 |
28 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Dec 2011 | — | Outstanding |