Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,351.01
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
16.6%
of income
In-year balance
-8.4%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 8.4% of income.
Elevated: turnover 20.4%.
Elevated: turnover 17.3%.
28 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
2,547
Capacity
1,750 (146%)
Free school meals
19.3%
English additional lang.
12.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
191.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.3
Mean salary
£52,854
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 2,131 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 | £19.8m | £16.5m | £11.8m | 59.5% | +£3.2m | £3.3m | 16.6% | £8,015 |
| 2022/23 | £21.6m | £19.7m | £12.3m | 56.8% | +£1.9m | £5.3m | 24.6% | £8,602 |
| 2023/24 | £21.1m | £22.9m | £15.7m | 74.4% | -£1.8m | £3.5m | 16.6% | £8,351 |
Teaching staff
£12.7m
Support staff
£358k
Premises
£1.3m
Other costs
£5.9m
1.9%
Admin staff
1.1%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
9.2%
Premises (total)
10.6%
Supply staff
3.6%
Catering
4.8%
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 | —* | 59.9 | 86.2% | 66.7% | 81.1% | — | 429 |
* 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 | 173.8 | 13.8 | £45,225 | 17.6% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2021/22 | 178.2 | 13.8 | £45,888 | 31.6% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2022/23 | 180.7 | 13.9 | £43,366 | 20.4% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2023/24 | 190.9 | 13.2 | £48,011 | 17.3% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2024/25 | 191.7 | 13.3 | £52,854 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 8.3% | 4.2% | 0.6% | 1,382 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 6.5% | 3.9% | 0.4% | 1,406 |
| 2015/16 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 5.9% | 3.7% | 0.4% | 1,433 |
| 2016/17 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 5.7% | 3.5% | 0.4% | 1,518 |
| 2017/18 | 4.2% | 4.8% | -0.6pp | 6.9% | 3.4% | 0.8% | 1,685 |
| 2018/19 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 5.4% | 3.2% | 0.7% | 1,837 |
| 2020/21 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 8.2% | 3.4% | 0.9% | 2,087 |
| 2021/22 | 5.7% | 7.1% | -1.4pp | 12.5% | 4.5% | 1.3% | 2,113 |
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% | -0.3pp | 16.1% | 5.2% | 1.4% | 2,138 |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% | -1.0pp | 12.1% | 4.7% | 0.9% | 2,109 |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% | +0.5pp | 16.1% | 4.8% | 1.9% | 2,131 |
28 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 2017 | — | Outstanding |