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Per-pupil income
£7,845.05
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
61.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
31.2%
of income
In-year balance
+13.6%
of income
Elevated: turnover 24.1%, vacancy rate 7.9%.
17 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
899
Capacity
900 (100%)
Free school meals
32.7%
English additional lang.
57.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
50.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.0
Mean salary
£40,699
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
9.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25 · 940 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 | £3.9m | £3.1m | £2.2m | 56.9% | +£762k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,156 |
| 2022/23 | £5.2m | £4.5m | £3.2m | 62.1% | +£692k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,265 |
| 2023/24 | £7.1m | £6.2m | £4.4m | 61.4% | +£969k | £2.2m | 31.2% | £7,845 |
Teaching staff
£3.3m
Support staff
£639k
Premises
£232k
Other costs
£1.6m
2.9%
Admin staff
2.7%
Energy
1.0%
ICT
3.8%
Premises (total)
2.2%
Supply staff
5.5%
Catering
2.8%
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 | —* | 45.4 | 61.1% | 42.9% | 85.1% | — | 175 |
* 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 | 25.0 | 14.4 | £32,846 | 16.0% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2021/22 | 26.0 | 20.7 | £37,418 | 3.9% | 21.2% | 4.8 |
| 2022/23 | 54.0 | 13.3 | £36,411 | 29.6% | 8.5% | 5.8 |
| 2023/24 | 58.0 | 15.7 | £38,483 | 24.1% | 7.9% | 4.8 |
| 2024/25 | 50.0 | 18.0 | £40,699 | —% | 9.1% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 10.1% | 2.4% | 1.3% | 377 |
| 2021/22 | 6.2% | 7.1% | -1.0pp | 20.2% | 3.5% | 2.7% | 574 |
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% | -0.3pp | 19.5% | 4.1% | 2.4% | 754 |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% | +0.9pp | 20.6% | 3.3% | 4.2% | 935 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 23.1% | 5.2% | 2.3% | 940 |
17 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good