Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,622.17
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
83.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.4%
of income
In-year balance
-2.0%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 83.1%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.0% of income.
Elevated: turnover 16.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
19 November 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
841
Capacity
930 (90%)
Free school meals
19.8%
English additional lang.
8.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
56.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.9
Mean salary
£48,267
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.0%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25 · 777 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 | £5.2m | £5.2m | £4.1m | 80.2% | -£62k | £383k | 7.4% | £5,817 |
| 2022/23 | £5.6m | £5.7m | £4.6m | 81.9% | -£113k | £275k | 4.9% | £6,300 |
| 2023/24 | £5.9m | £6.0m | £4.9m | 83.1% | -£116k | £138k | 2.4% | £6,622 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
Support staff
£482k
Premises
£274k
Other costs
£830k
7.2%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
2.2%
ICT
6.3%
Premises (total)
0.3%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
1.9%
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 | —* | 46.2 | 69.8% | 38.9% | 82.6% | — | 149 |
* 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 | 51.4 | 17.3 | £41,117 | 5.8% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2021/22 | 54.8 | 16.2 | £41,008 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2022/23 | 58.3 | 15.3 | £46,156 | 16.1% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2023/24 | 58.0 | 15.2 | £48,535 | 16.2% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2024/25 | 56.4 | 14.9 | £48,267 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 10.7% | 3.4% | 1.4% | 739 |
| 2014/15 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 8.5% | 3.2% | 0.8% | 727 |
| 2015/16 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 7.9% | 3.1% | 0.6% | 737 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 10.0% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 773 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 13.4% | 4.2% | 1.2% | 783 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 12.1% | 4.4% | 0.7% | 791 |
| 2020/21 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 16.1% | 4.7% | 0.9% | 801 |
| 2021/22 | 8.7% | 7.1% | +1.6pp | 27.8% | 7.0% | 1.7% | 791 |
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% | +1.4pp | 25.7% | 6.4% | 1.8% | 798 |
| 2023/24 | 10.0% | 6.6% | +3.4pp | 29.8% | 8.0% | 2.0% | 811 |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% | +1.9pp | 22.4% | 7.0% | 1.1% | 777 |
19 November 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb 2011 | URN 116955 | Good |