Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,105.91
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
77.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
16.1%
of income
In-year balance
+1.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.6%.
14 October 2010 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,257
Capacity
1,449 (87%)
Free school meals
23.9%
English additional lang.
1.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
82.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.3
Mean salary
£45,849
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.9%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 1,152 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 | £7.2m | £7.3m | £5.7m | 79.0% | -£93k | £699k | 9.7% | £6,173 |
| 2022/23 | £8.4m | £8.1m | £6.2m | 73.8% | +£308k | £1.0m | 12.0% | £6,979 |
| 2023/24 | £9.5m | £9.1m | £6.9m | 72.2% | +£477k | £1.5m | 15.6% | £7,621 |
| 2024/25 | £10.2m | £10.0m | £7.9m | 77.3% | +£155k | £1.6m | 16.1% | £8,106 |
Teaching staff
£5.4m
Support staff
£1.9m
Premises
£549k
Other costs
£1.6m
4.3%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
1.6%
ICT
5.2%
Premises (total)
0.8%
Supply staff
0.9%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 44.5 | 64.3% | 42.5% | 50.2% | — | 207 |
* 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 | 66.0 | 16.3 | £41,669 | 7.3% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2021/22 | 71.4 | 16.3 | £40,702 | 5.7% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2022/23 | 74.2 | 16.2 | £41,138 | 6.6% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2023/24 | 78.8 | 15.9 | £43,222 | 6.2% | 1.3% | 4.1 |
| 2024/25 | 82.0 | 15.3 | £45,849 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 14.6% | 4.4% | 0.9% | 975 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.3% | 4.4% | 0.8% | 945 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.3% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 953 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 11.9% | 3.7% | 1.1% | 929 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 16.6% | 4.3% | 1.4% | 938 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 16.4% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 941 |
| 2020/21 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 21.4% | 5.6% | 1.6% | 956 |
| 2021/22 | 9.6% | 7.1% | +2.4pp | 33.4% | 7.2% | 2.3% | 1,031 |
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% | +2.8pp | 29.4% | 6.8% | 2.8% | 1,090 |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% | +2.8pp | 27.7% | 6.6% | 2.8% | 1,143 |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% | +2.4pp | 25.4% | 5.9% | 2.7% | 1,152 |
14 October 2010 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 2008 | — | Good |