Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,002.6
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
76.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.1%
of income
In-year balance
+0.8%
of income
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 0.1%.
21 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,211
Capacity
1,240 (98%)
Free school meals
33.1%
English additional lang.
40.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
78.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.4
Mean salary
£56,203
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25 · 1,013 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 | £9.4m | £9.4m | £7.0m | 73.8% | +£84k | £87k | 0.9% | £7,251 |
| 2022/23 | £10.0m | £10.0m | £7.5m | 75.3% | +£28k | £114k | 1.1% | £7,887 |
| 2023/24 | £10.2m | £10.4m | £8.0m | 78.5% | -£216k | -£101k | -1.0% | £8,092 |
| 2024/25 | £10.9m | £10.8m | £8.3m | 76.5% | +£85k | £10k | 0.1% | £9,003 |
Teaching staff
£6.4m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£602k
Other costs
£1.9m
5.6%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
1.4%
ICT
6.0%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
3.2%
Catering
2.1%
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 | —* | 45.5 | 64.0% | 43.0% | 49.0% | — | 200 |
* 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 | 75.3 | 16.9 | £46,218 | 6.9% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 80.5 | 16.2 | £47,096 | 14.2% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2022/23 | 82.0 | 15.5 | £45,373 | 9.7% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2023/24 | 84.0 | 14.9 | £51,826 | 14.9% | 0.0% | 10.7 |
| 2024/25 | 78.5 | 15.4 | £56,203 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.4% | 4.4% | +0.0pp | 10.0% | 4.1% | 0.3% | 898 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.2% | 4.5% | 0.2% | 905 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 12.3% | 4.5% | 0.3% | 919 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 12.8% | 4.6% | 0.5% | 897 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 11.8% | 4.5% | 0.5% | 954 |
| 2018/19 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 9.5% | 3.6% | 0.5% | 989 |
| 2020/21 | 15.6% | 4.5% | +11.1pp | 54.1% | 14.9% | 0.6% | 1,010 |
| 2021/22 | 6.7% | 7.1% | -0.4pp | 17.1% | 5.4% | 1.3% | 1,044 |
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% | +0.8pp | 21.3% | 5.3% | 2.3% | 1,034 |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% | +1.3pp | 23.0% | 5.3% | 2.6% | 1,052 |
| 2024/25 | 7.0% | 6.2% | +0.8pp | 20.2% | 4.9% | 2.1% | 1,013 |
21 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 2014 | — | Good |