Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,658.56
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.6%
of income
In-year balance
+5.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
9 March 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
2,070
Capacity
2,100 (99%)
Free school meals
10.3%
English additional lang.
5.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
112.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.5
Mean salary
£49,273
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25 · 1,470 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 | £15.4m | £15.1m | £10.0m | 64.5% | +£317k | £1.3m | 8.7% | £7,413 |
| 2022/23 | £16.0m | £15.8m | £10.8m | 67.7% | +£223k | £915k | 5.7% | £7,571 |
| 2023/24 | £18.2m | £17.2m | £12.0m | 66.1% | +£941k | £1.2m | 6.6% | £8,659 |
Teaching staff
£7.6m
Support staff
£1.8m
Premises
£781k
Other costs
£4.4m
12.8%
Admin staff
1.5%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
5.0%
Premises (total)
1.0%
Supply staff
5.3%
Catering
0.0%
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 | —* | 56.6 | 85.1% | 67.5% | 68.5% | — | 289 |
* 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 | 100.3 | 20.3 | £42,239 | 6.4% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2021/22 | 107.6 | 19.3 | £42,245 | 11.7% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2022/23 | 117.0 | 18.1 | £42,963 | 17.9% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2023/24 | 113.0 | 18.6 | £50,661 | 14.0% | 0.9% | 3.0 |
| 2024/25 | 112.1 | 18.5 | £49,273 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.9% | 4.4% | -0.5pp | 7.2% | 3.4% | 0.5% | 1,280 |
| 2014/15 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 6.4% | 3.3% | 0.4% | 1,280 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 8.4% | 3.7% | 0.5% | 1,316 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 10.9% | 4.0% | 0.6% | 1,354 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 10.8% | 4.2% | 0.6% | 1,376 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 10.5% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 1,409 |
| 2020/21 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 6.7% | 3.5% | 0.4% | 1,441 |
| 2021/22 | 7.6% | 7.1% | +0.4pp | 18.7% | 6.7% | 0.9% | 1,456 |
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% | +1.4pp | 24.5% | 6.9% | 1.3% | 1,465 |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% | +1.6pp | 20.2% | 6.7% | 1.5% | 1,468 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 19.0% | 6.2% | 1.6% | 1,470 |
9 March 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2007 | URN 121685 | Outstanding |