Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£11,555.27
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
63.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.5%
of income
In-year balance
-0.7%
of income
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 4.5%.
8 May 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,686
Capacity
1,700 (99%)
Free school meals
36.7%
English additional lang.
22.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
115.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.6
Mean salary
£59,096
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 1,506 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 | £16.1m | £16.6m | £9.8m | 60.9% | -£457k | £71k | 0.4% | £9,373 |
| 2022/23 | £17.8m | £17.3m | £10.4m | 58.3% | +£490k | £561k | 3.1% | £10,579 |
| 2023/24 | £19.1m | £18.6m | £10.9m | 56.9% | +£438k | £999k | 5.2% | £11,518 |
| 2024/25 | £19.5m | £19.6m | £12.3m | 63.1% | -£128k | £871k | 4.5% | £11,555 |
Teaching staff
£9.5m
Support staff
£1.6m
Premises
£4.0m
Other costs
£3.3m
4.8%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
6.9%
Premises (total)
0.4%
Supply staff
2.6%
Catering
19.1%
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 | —* | 50.2 | 69.1% | 48.5% | 12.7% | — | 291 |
* 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 | 115.8 | 14.5 | £51,626 | 6.5% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2021/22 | 113.2 | 15.2 | £52,236 | 17.7% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2022/23 | 111.8 | 15.0 | £51,823 | 9.3% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2023/24 | 114.8 | 14.4 | £58,946 | 7.1% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2024/25 | 115.6 | 14.6 | £59,096 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 14.1% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 1,171 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 15.3% | 3.6% | 1.6% | 1,184 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.0% | 3.7% | 1.5% | 1,223 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 13.6% | 3.8% | 1.7% | 1,276 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 15.5% | 3.9% | 2.1% | 1,329 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 14.6% | 3.5% | 2.1% | 1,426 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 15.9% | 3.6% | 1.6% | 1,505 |
| 2021/22 | 7.8% | 7.1% | +0.7pp | 26.3% | 5.3% | 2.5% | 1,513 |
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 24.7% | 4.8% | 2.9% | 1,501 |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% | +0.5pp | 22.9% | 4.3% | 2.7% | 1,509 |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% | -0.1pp | 18.3% | 4.0% | 2.2% | 1,506 |
8 May 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2013 | — | Good |