Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,448.63
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+0.6%
of income
Elevated: turnover 28.6%.
22 January 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
717
Capacity
932 (77%)
Free school meals
31.5%
English additional lang.
34.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
53.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.4
Mean salary
£52,390
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.7%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 784 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 | £5.3m | £5.5m | £4.1m | 77.4% | -£231k | £1k | 0.0% | £6,802 |
| 2022/23 | £6.0m | £5.6m | £4.2m | 70.7% | +£372k | £1k | 0.0% | £7,634 |
| 2023/24 | £6.5m | £6.5m | £4.8m | 73.8% | +£41k | £1k | 0.0% | £8,449 |
Teaching staff
£4.1m
Support staff
£0
Premises
£315k
Other costs
£1.3m
0.0%
Admin staff
3.9%
Energy
2.1%
ICT
9.8%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
4.2%
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 | —* | 54.0 | 77.3% | 61.4% | 41.7% | — | 132 |
* 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 | 49.4 | 14.7 | £45,460 | 18.0% | 2.0% | 3.0 |
| 2021/22 | 53.5 | 14.6 | £45,089 | 16.4% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2022/23 | 55.4 | 14.2 | £45,134 | 38.6% | 1.8% | 5.1 |
| 2023/24 | 50.8 | 15.2 | £47,308 | 28.6% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2024/25 | 53.5 | 13.4 | £52,390 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.1% | 4.4% | +2.8pp | 20.8% | 5.1% | 2.0% | 902 |
| 2014/15 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 23.1% | 5.1% | 2.2% | 892 |
| 2015/16 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 18.2% | 4.5% | 2.0% | 866 |
| 2016/17 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 18.3% | 4.3% | 2.0% | 829 |
| 2017/18 | 6.2% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 19.1% | 3.8% | 2.4% | 818 |
| 2018/19 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 19.7% | 3.8% | 2.6% | 776 |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 12.6% | 2.9% | 1.8% | 791 |
| 2021/22 | 8.8% | 7.1% | +1.7pp | 30.3% | 5.4% | 3.4% | 835 |
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% | +2.8pp | 33.0% | 5.0% | 4.7% | 839 |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% | +1.6pp | 24.5% | 3.9% | 4.3% | 834 |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% | +1.1pp | 18.0% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 784 |
22 January 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 2015 | URN 137189 | Requires improvement |