Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,470.45
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
79.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
23.2%
of income
In-year balance
+2.2%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.3%.
3 November 2011 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,325
Capacity
1,606 (83%)
Free school meals
13.1%
English additional lang.
3.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
91.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.5
Mean salary
£48,670
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.1%
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.
15.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25 · 1,128 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 | £7.2m | £6.4m | £5.2m | 72.0% | +£832k | £1.6m | 21.7% | £6,004 |
| 2022/23 | £8.0m | £7.2m | £5.6m | 70.2% | +£838k | £2.1m | 25.7% | £6,309 |
| 2023/24 | £8.0m | £7.8m | £6.3m | 79.3% | +£179k | £1.9m | 23.2% | £6,470 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
Support staff
£678k
Premises
£355k
Other costs
£1.1m
7.0%
Admin staff
3.5%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
6.4%
Premises (total)
1.1%
Supply staff
1.0%
Catering
0.5%
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 | —* | 54.9 | 85.4% | 67.5% | 51.4% | — | 212 |
* 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 64.1 | 16.3 | £42,065 | 7.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020/21 | 67.1 | 17.3 | £42,336 | 7.9% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2021/22 | 76.1 | 15.8 | £42,083 | 15.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 87.0 | 14.2 | £44,366 | 11.9% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2024/25 | 91.2 | 14.5 | £48,670 | —% | 1.1% | — |
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.7pp | 17.8% | 5.1% | 0.9% | 971 |
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 18.2% | 5.0% | 1.1% | 896 |
| 2015/16 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 8.3% | 3.3% | 0.7% | 835 |
| 2016/17 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 8.0% | 3.3% | 0.7% | 818 |
| 2017/18 | 4.1% | 4.8% | -0.7pp | 8.8% | 3.4% | 0.7% | 829 |
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 6.8% | 3.3% | 0.8% | 861 |
| 2020/21 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 11.3% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 1,013 |
| 2021/22 | 7.7% | 7.1% | +0.6pp | 20.6% | 6.1% | 1.6% | 1,052 |
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% | +0.0pp | 15.7% | 5.2% | 1.6% | 1,091 |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% | -0.2pp | 15.6% | 5.0% | 1.4% | 1,087 |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% | +0.3pp | 15.2% | 5.2% | 1.3% | 1,128 |
3 November 2011 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Sept 2008 | URN 111427 | Requires improvement |