Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,608.5
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.8%
of income
In-year balance
+9.5%
of income
Elevated: turnover 21.6%.
5 December 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
837
Capacity
950 (88%)
Free school meals
43.4%
English additional lang.
34.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
58.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.4
Mean salary
£54,540
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 746 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 | £7.6m | £7.4m | £5.3m | 69.7% | +£241k | £297k | 3.9% | £8,885 |
| 2022/23 | £8.0m | £6.9m | £5.7m | 70.8% | +£1.1m | £313k | 3.9% | £9,322 |
| 2023/24 | £8.4m | £7.6m | £6.4m | 76.7% | +£793k | £489k | 5.8% | £9,609 |
Teaching staff
£5.1m
Support staff
£241k
Premises
£425k
Other costs
£729k
12.6%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
1.4%
ICT
7.8%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
1.7%
Catering
0.5%
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 | —* | 54.3 | 76.3% | 55.9% | 89.5% | — | 152 |
* 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 | 67.4 | 13.0 | £48,530 | 23.7% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2021/22 | 63.4 | 13.6 | £45,994 | 12.6% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2022/23 | 63.4 | 13.6 | £46,874 | 22.1% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2023/24 | 57.4 | 15.2 | £51,720 | 21.6% | 1.7% | 4.7 |
| 2024/25 | 58.0 | 14.4 | £54,540 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.9% | 4.4% | -0.4pp | 10.3% | 3.0% | 0.9% | 696 |
| 2014/15 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.2pp | 6.8% | 2.4% | 0.9% | 722 |
| 2015/16 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 6.3% | 2.8% | 0.8% | 733 |
| 2016/17 | 3.4% | 4.6% | -1.2pp | 6.6% | 2.3% | 1.1% | 725 |
| 2017/18 | 3.2% | 4.8% | -1.6pp | 5.8% | 2.4% | 0.8% | 743 |
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 8.0% | 3.0% | 1.2% | 737 |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.4% | 3.2% | 1.4% | 768 |
| 2021/22 | 7.8% | 7.1% | +0.7pp | 23.8% | 5.8% | 2.0% | 774 |
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% | +2.5pp | 27.2% | 6.6% | 2.7% | 764 |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% | +1.2pp | 22.8% | 5.2% | 2.6% | 768 |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% | +1.6pp | 23.1% | 5.1% | 2.7% | 746 |
5 December 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 2012 | — | Outstanding |