Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,449.04
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
61.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
16.4%
of income
In-year balance
+10.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.0%.
Elevated: turnover 35.0%.
10 December 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,394
Capacity
1,450 (96%)
Free school meals
21.9%
English additional lang.
25.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
82.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.9
Mean salary
£51,698
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25 · 1,345 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 | £8.9m | £8.4m | £6.4m | 71.9% | +£441k | £558k | 6.3% | £6,508 |
| 2022/23 | £9.3m | £8.4m | £6.1m | 65.7% | +£835k | £1.1m | 12.1% | £6,525 |
| 2023/24 | £10.5m | £9.3m | £6.5m | 61.7% | +£1.1m | £1.7m | 16.4% | £7,449 |
Teaching staff
£5.1m
Support staff
£788k
Premises
£32k
Other costs
£2.8m
3.1%
Admin staff
3.2%
Energy
2.8%
ICT
14.5%
Premises (total)
2.1%
Supply staff
1.1%
Catering
4.0%
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 | —* | 39.6 | 55.3% | 30.0% | 33.8% | — | 237 |
* 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 | 84.5 | 15.7 | £43,292 | 11.4% | 1.2% | 3.1 |
| 2021/22 | 84.8 | 16.1 | £43,421 | 17.6% | 0.0% | 8.4 |
| 2022/23 | 80.8 | 17.6 | £45,889 | 24.3% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2023/24 | 81.2 | 17.3 | £49,517 | 35.0% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2024/25 | 82.4 | 16.9 | £51,698 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.1% | 4.4% | +1.7pp | 17.8% | 4.4% | 1.7% | 1,107 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 17.3% | 4.2% | 1.5% | 1,074 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 16.6% | 4.0% | 1.5% | 1,107 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 17.0% | 4.0% | 2.0% | 1,136 |
| 2017/18 | 6.5% | 4.8% | +1.7pp | 19.0% | 4.3% | 2.2% | 1,171 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.8% | 3.5% | 1.9% | 1,199 |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.2% | 3.5% | 1.3% | 1,220 |
| 2021/22 | 9.2% | 7.1% | +2.1pp | 28.4% | 6.9% | 2.4% | 1,272 |
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% | +2.7pp | 30.1% | 6.0% | 3.5% | 1,291 |
| 2023/24 | 10.0% | 6.6% | +3.4pp | 28.6% | 6.4% | 3.6% | 1,307 |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% | +3.5pp | 26.1% | 6.6% | 3.0% | 1,345 |
10 December 2019 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2015 | — | Good |