Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,310.88
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
84.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
11.9%
of income
In-year balance
-4.7%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 84.4%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.7% of income.
Elevated: turnover 16.5%.
1 May 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,477
Capacity
1,530 (97%)
Free school meals
15.4%
English additional lang.
17.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
80.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.3
Mean salary
£48,436
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 1,262 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 | £8.0m | £7.7m | £6.5m | 80.3% | +£340k | £1.6m | 20.3% | £5,542 |
| 2022/23 | £8.8m | £9.1m | £7.1m | 80.4% | -£282k | £1.3m | 15.3% | £6,208 |
| 2023/24 | £9.0m | £9.4m | £7.6m | 84.4% | -£424k | £1.1m | 11.9% | £6,311 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£445k
Other costs
£1.4m
7.5%
Admin staff
3.4%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
6.4%
Premises (total)
0.8%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
1.8%
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 | — | 52.3 | 77.7% | 61.6% | 82.2% | — | 242 |
| 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 | 87.1 | 16.6 | £41,250 | 7.3% | 0.0% | 0.3 |
| 2021/22 | 82.0 | 17.7 | £42,003 | 8.4% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2022/23 | 87.7 | 16.2 | £41,668 | 13.7% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2023/24 | 85.9 | 16.6 | £43,797 | 16.5% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2024/25 | 80.8 | 18.3 | £48,436 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.5% | 4.4% | -0.8pp | 6.8% | 3.2% | 0.3% | 1,221 |
| 2014/15 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 5.2% | 3.6% | 0.4% | 1,236 |
| 2015/16 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 5.2% | 3.4% | 0.5% | 1,241 |
| 2016/17 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 5.5% | 3.4% | 0.5% | 1,244 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.4pp | 6.4% | 3.8% | 0.6% | 1,258 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 8.9% | 4.4% | 0.6% | 1,251 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.1% | 4.2% | 0.8% | 1,260 |
| 2021/22 | 8.4% | 7.1% | +1.2pp | 21.2% | 7.0% | 1.4% | 1,264 |
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% | +2.1pp | 24.4% | 7.1% | 1.9% | 1,268 |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% | +1.3pp | 19.0% | 6.0% | 1.8% | 1,271 |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% | +1.0pp | 15.7% | 5.3% | 2.0% | 1,262 |
1 May 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2013 | — | Good |