Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,066.06
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
18.7%
of income
In-year balance
+2.5%
of income
Elevated: vacancy rate 5.2%.
15 May 2018 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
932
Capacity
900 (104%)
Free school meals
21.1%
English additional lang.
19.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
54.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.1
Mean salary
£50,547
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
5.2%
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.
11.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.5%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 951 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 | £4.8m | £4.4m | £3.5m | 73.0% | +£422k | £764k | 15.9% | £6,064 |
| 2022/23 | £5.3m | £5.1m | £3.8m | 71.6% | +£193k | £957k | 18.0% | £6,363 |
| 2023/24 | £6.1m | £5.9m | £4.2m | 69.0% | +£114k | £1.1m | 17.7% | £6,886 |
| 2024/25 | £6.6m | £6.4m | £4.9m | 74.7% | +£162k | £1.2m | 18.7% | £7,066 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£830k
Premises
£368k
Other costs
£1.1m
3.7%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
1.5%
ICT
8.1%
Premises (total)
1.6%
Supply staff
1.0%
Catering
3.3%
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 | —* | 45.9 | 62.8% | 48.0% | 79.7% | — | 148 |
* 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 | 48.0 | 16.0 | £42,941 | 8.3% | 2.0% | 3.8 |
| 2021/22 | 47.1 | 16.8 | £42,968 | 6.5% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2022/23 | 50.7 | 16.5 | £44,799 | 17.0% | 1.9% | 7.3 |
| 2023/24 | 48.9 | 17.9 | £47,339 | 6.1% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2024/25 | 54.6 | 17.1 | £50,547 | —% | 5.2% | — |
Overall absence
5.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
11.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 14.7% | 3.8% | 1.4% | 340 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 8.7% | 3.2% | 1.1% | 447 |
| 2017/18 | 3.9% | 4.8% | -0.8pp | 6.1% | 2.8% | 1.1% | 559 |
| 2018/19 | 3.4% | 4.6% | -1.3pp | 6.7% | 2.3% | 1.1% | 647 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 15.7% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 804 |
| 2021/22 | 7.3% | 7.1% | +0.2pp | 25.2% | 5.8% | 1.6% | 794 |
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% | -1.5pp | 12.4% | 3.5% | 1.8% | 860 |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% | -0.9pp | 12.5% | 3.8% | 1.8% | 921 |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% | -1.0pp | 11.8% | 3.5% | 1.7% | 951 |
15 May 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good