Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,768.43
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.8%
of income
In-year balance
-2.2%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.1%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.2% of income.
Elevated: turnover 23.6%.
16 September 2014 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,997
Capacity
2,050 (97%)
Free school meals
30.4%
English additional lang.
65.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
120.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.5
Mean salary
£60,314
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 1,705 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 | £15.4m | £15.2m | £11.8m | 76.5% | +£265k | £1.2m | 7.9% | £7,633 |
| 2022/23 | £16.6m | £16.3m | £12.6m | 76.1% | +£285k | £1.5m | 9.0% | £8,341 |
| 2023/24 | £17.6m | £18.0m | £13.7m | 78.1% | -£392k | £1.0m | 5.8% | £8,768 |
Teaching staff
£9.3m
Support staff
£2.3m
Premises
£714k
Other costs
£3.5m
6.7%
Admin staff
4.7%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
8.5%
Premises (total)
4.9%
Supply staff
5.1%
Catering
1.3%
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 | —* | 47.3 | 62.8% | 43.9% | 33.1% | — | 296 |
* 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 | 118.8 | 17.2 | £49,734 | 15.5% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2021/22 | 124.1 | 16.3 | £49,743 | 20.8% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2022/23 | 121.8 | 16.4 | £50,774 | 21.3% | 0.0% | 7.7 |
| 2023/24 | 115.2 | 17.4 | £57,034 | 23.6% | 0.9% | 5.8 |
| 2024/25 | 120.8 | 16.5 | £60,314 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 8.0% | 3.2% | 1.1% | 1,598 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 10.5% | 3.3% | 1.6% | 1,631 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 12.7% | 3.5% | 1.9% | 1,656 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 13.8% | 3.7% | 1.8% | 1,670 |
| 2017/18 | 6.1% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 17.6% | 3.6% | 2.5% | 1,686 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 14.6% | 3.1% | 2.5% | 1,709 |
| 2020/21 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 15.9% | 3.8% | 1.9% | 1,693 |
| 2021/22 | 6.8% | 7.1% | -0.3pp | 21.4% | 4.0% | 2.8% | 1,650 |
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% | +0.7pp | 25.7% | 3.5% | 4.0% | 1,688 |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% | -0.0pp | 19.6% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 1,713 |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% | +0.3pp | 20.2% | 3.8% | 2.7% | 1,705 |
16 September 2014 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul 2010 | URN 101559 | Good |