Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,222.67
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
79.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
20.0%
of income
In-year balance
-0.7%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.3%.
Elevated: turnover 18.5%.
7 November 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,265
Capacity
1,337 (95%)
Free school meals
35.7%
English additional lang.
53.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
80.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.8
Mean salary
£54,626
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 1,086 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 | £8.8m | £9.2m | £7.4m | 83.9% | -£408k | £2.1m | 23.4% | £7,571 |
| 2022/23 | £9.5m | £9.4m | £7.3m | 77.7% | +£103k | £2.1m | 22.4% | £7,781 |
| 2023/24 | £10.2m | £10.3m | £8.1m | 79.3% | -£74k | £2.0m | 20.0% | £8,223 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£421k
Other costs
£1.8m
7.9%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
7.2%
Premises (total)
2.8%
Supply staff
1.9%
Catering
2.8%
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 | —* | 43.9 | 58.5% | 38.9% | 72.0% | — | 193 |
* 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 | 79.8 | 14.7 | £45,928 | 14.4% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2021/22 | 82.1 | 14.2 | £45,354 | 23.9% | 0.0% | 9.0 |
| 2022/23 | 76.4 | 15.9 | £48,937 | 23.8% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2023/24 | 76.8 | 16.2 | £52,505 | 18.5% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2024/25 | 80.3 | 15.8 | £54,626 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 14.4% | 3.6% | 1.6% | 1,316 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.8% | 3.2% | 1.9% | 1,283 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.7% | 3.2% | 1.7% | 1,244 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 10.0% | 2.7% | 2.2% | 1,129 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.0pp | 9.2% | 3.0% | 1.8% | 1,033 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 10.0% | 3.0% | 1.9% | 978 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 11.9% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 962 |
| 2021/22 | 5.4% | 7.1% | -1.7pp | 13.2% | 4.4% | 1.0% | 996 |
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% | +0.3pp | 19.8% | 5.4% | 1.7% | 1,089 |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% | +1.0pp | 22.2% | 5.8% | 1.8% | 1,108 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 20.6% | 5.8% | 1.8% | 1,086 |
7 November 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Feb 2009 | URN 102235 | Good |