Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,329.66
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
80.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-2.5%
of income
In-year balance
-1.5%
of income
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -2.5%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.8%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.5% of income.
24 November 2011 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,543
Capacity
1,465 (105%)
Free school meals
20.5%
English additional lang.
22.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
90.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£61,623
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
12.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 1,278 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 | £11.5m | £11.4m | £8.6m | 75.4% | +£102k | £356k | 3.1% | £7,275 |
| 2022/23 | £11.9m | £12.2m | £9.0m | 75.8% | -£319k | £37k | 0.3% | £7,537 |
| 2023/24 | £12.5m | £12.7m | £9.7m | 77.5% | -£174k | -£137k | -1.1% | £8,007 |
| 2024/25 | £12.9m | £13.0m | £10.4m | 80.8% | -£192k | -£328k | -2.5% | £8,330 |
Teaching staff
£7.5m
Support staff
£1.7m
Premises
£503k
Other costs
£2.2m
5.4%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
6.5%
Premises (total)
3.1%
Supply staff
1.4%
Catering
4.3%
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 | —* | 56.3 | 79.3% | 62.4% | 32.0% | — | 266 |
* 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 | 85.9 | 18.2 | £51,763 | 11.4% | 0.0% | 8.4 |
| 2021/22 | 90.8 | 17.4 | £51,296 | 13.4% | 0.0% | 8.7 |
| 2022/23 | 93.5 | 16.9 | £50,301 | 8.6% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2023/24 | 92.8 | 16.7 | £52,436 | 10.8% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2024/25 | 90.9 | 17.0 | £61,623 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
12.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +1.3pp | 13.0% | 3.9% | 1.7% | 1,229 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 13.5% | 3.7% | 1.8% | 1,245 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 13.3% | 3.4% | 2.0% | 1,249 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 12.2% | 3.7% | 1.8% | 1,250 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 10.7% | 3.3% | 1.4% | 1,240 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 12.4% | 3.3% | 1.8% | 1,269 |
| 2020/21 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 20.7% | 5.6% | 1.9% | 1,318 |
| 2021/22 | 7.0% | 7.1% | -0.2pp | 18.6% | 4.6% | 2.3% | 1,359 |
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% | +0.6pp | 19.5% | 4.4% | 3.0% | 1,350 |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% | +0.3pp | 16.6% | 4.1% | 2.7% | 1,324 |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% | -1.0pp | 12.4% | 3.1% | 2.0% | 1,278 |
24 November 2011 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 2009 | — | Requires improvement |