Flags
5
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,871.04
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
78.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.9%
of income
In-year balance
-0.0%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.1%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.4% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 3.2%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.3%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 2.9%.
13 December 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,219
Capacity
1,140 (107%)
Free school meals
37.3%
English additional lang.
54.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
78.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.5
Mean salary
£61,408
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.6%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 869 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 | £9.6m | £9.1m | £7.1m | 74.3% | +£467k | £957k | 10.0% | £8,456 |
| 2022/23 | £10.4m | £10.5m | £7.8m | 75.0% | -£125k | £832k | 8.0% | £9,288 |
| 2023/24 | £11.1m | £11.5m | £8.7m | 79.1% | -£483k | £349k | 3.2% | £9,231 |
| 2024/25 | £12.0m | £12.0m | £9.4m | 78.3% | -£3k | £346k | 2.9% | £9,871 |
Teaching staff
£6.7m
Support staff
£1.8m
Premises
£742k
Other costs
£1.9m
4.6%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
1.7%
ICT
6.2%
Premises (total)
1.7%
Supply staff
4.4%
Catering
0.6%
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 | —* | 48.8 | 68.5% | 45.2% | 38.1% | — | 168 |
* 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 | 70.4 | 15.3 | £51,462 | 14.2% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2021/22 | 70.9 | 15.9 | £52,477 | 14.9% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2022/23 | 77.0 | 14.6 | £54,185 | 23.4% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2023/24 | 74.0 | 16.1 | £58,459 | 24.3% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2024/25 | 78.8 | 15.5 | £61,408 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.1% | 4.4% | -0.3pp | 8.2% | 3.5% | 0.6% | 755 |
| 2014/15 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 7.0% | 3.0% | 0.9% | 754 |
| 2015/16 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 6.6% | 2.9% | 0.9% | 757 |
| 2016/17 | 3.7% | 4.6% | -0.9pp | 6.8% | 3.0% | 0.6% | 770 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 11.2% | 3.2% | 1.4% | 787 |
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 9.9% | 3.3% | 0.8% | 806 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 14.3% | 4.1% | 1.1% | 845 |
| 2021/22 | 6.2% | 7.1% | -1.0pp | 17.4% | 4.2% | 1.9% | 860 |
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% | -0.2pp | 17.6% | 4.6% | 2.0% | 826 |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% | +0.0pp | 19.0% | 4.5% | 2.1% | 864 |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% | -0.6pp | 14.6% | 3.6% | 2.0% | 869 |
13 December 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 2013 | — | Outstanding |