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Per-pupil income
£7,326.15
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
82.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.9%
of income
In-year balance
+0.4%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.2%.
21 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,049
Capacity
1,050 (100%)
Free school meals
18.9%
English additional lang.
17.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
77.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.5
Mean salary
£49,186
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 1,094 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 | £5.5m | £4.8m | £4.0m | 72.6% | +£640k | £676k | 12.4% | £6,296 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £7.1m | £5.7m | 75.8% | +£445k | £632k | 8.4% | £7,000 |
| 2023/24 | £7.8m | £7.8m | £6.4m | 82.2% | +£34k | £305k | 3.9% | £7,326 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£380k
Other costs
£975k
13.7%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
4.9%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
1.1%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 54.5 | 76.9% | 59.9% | 80.7% | — | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 39.6 | 16.7 | £38,177 | 5.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 54.8 | 15.8 | £35,695 | 14.2% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2022/23 | 74.2 | 14.4 | £41,903 | 13.5% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2023/24 | 77.1 | 13.8 | £45,601 | 23.0% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2024/25 | 77.8 | 13.5 | £49,186 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 3.2% | 4.6% | -1.4pp | 5.6% | 2.8% | 0.3% | 213 |
| 2020/21 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.2pp | 7.4% | 2.8% | 0.5% | 672 |
| 2021/22 | 6.7% | 7.1% | -0.4pp | 16.3% | 5.6% | 1.1% | 886 |
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% | +0.4pp | 17.8% | 5.4% | 1.8% | 1,091 |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% | +1.8pp | 21.1% | 6.0% | 2.4% | 1,088 |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% | +0.9pp | 18.6% | 5.2% | 1.9% | 1,094 |
21 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding