Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,016.47
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
64.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.5%
of income
In-year balance
+12.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.4%.
Elevated: sickness 10.9 days.
5 June 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
909
Capacity
1,795 (51%)
Free school meals
23.2%
English additional lang.
2.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
51.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.7
Mean salary
£52,618
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 797 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 | £6.3m | £6.1m | £4.5m | 71.1% | +£155k | £594k | 9.5% | £6,850 |
| 2022/23 | £2.7m | £2.4m | £1.9m | 69.5% | +£258k | £852k | 32.0% | £2,890 |
| 2023/24 | £7.3m | £6.4m | £4.7m | 64.4% | +£897k | £403k | 5.5% | £8,016 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£792k
Premises
£391k
Other costs
£1.3m
2.1%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
4.9%
Premises (total)
1.2%
Supply staff
4.0%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 44.6 | 61.5% | 36.5% | 30.4% | — | 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 | 56.4 | 16.3 | £42,437 | 7.6% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2021/22 | 55.0 | 16.6 | £41,503 | 17.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 56.7 | 16.3 | £43,829 | 14.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 53.3 | 17.1 | £48,616 | 9.0% | 0.0% | 10.9 |
| 2024/25 | 51.5 | 17.7 | £52,618 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.1% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 15.1% | 4.8% | 1.4% | 1,152 |
| 2014/15 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 18.3% | 5.1% | 1.2% | 1,023 |
| 2015/16 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 18.5% | 4.9% | 1.5% | 964 |
| 2016/17 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 17.1% | 5.4% | 1.4% | 929 |
| 2017/18 | 7.9% | 4.8% | +3.1pp | 24.4% | 5.5% | 2.3% | 895 |
| 2018/19 | 7.3% | 4.6% | +2.7pp | 20.2% | 5.3% | 1.9% | 851 |
| 2020/21 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 17.3% | 5.1% | 1.6% | 767 |
| 2021/22 | 11.3% | 7.1% | +4.2pp | 37.1% | 8.8% | 2.6% | 760 |
| 2022/23 | 11.4% | 6.8% | +4.6pp | 33.2% | 8.6% | 2.9% | 784 |
| 2023/24 | 11.4% | 6.6% | +4.8pp | 34.4% | 9.5% | 1.9% | 768 |
| 2024/25 | 10.4% | 6.2% | +4.2pp | 30.6% | 8.3% | 2.2% | 797 |
5 June 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 2013 | URN 113520 | Good |