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Per-pupil income
£7,721.8
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
82.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
1.2%
of income
In-year balance
+0.6%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.7%.
25 January 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,142
Capacity
1,350 (85%)
Free school meals
35.1%
English additional lang.
12.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
89.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
12.7
Mean salary
£47,449
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.5%
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25 · 1,115 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 | £5.0m | £4.5m | £3.6m | 70.9% | +£493k | £486k | 9.7% | £6,778 |
| 2022/23 | £6.9m | £6.4m | £5.1m | 73.8% | +£434k | £404k | 5.9% | £7,203 |
| 2023/24 | £8.1m | £8.0m | £6.7m | 82.7% | +£50k | £95k | 1.2% | £7,722 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£402k
Other costs
£945k
14.8%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
5.2%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
1.4%
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 | —* | 51.6 | 73.6% | 50.5% | 66.3% | — | 208 |
* 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 | 33.8 | 15.3 | £37,840 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 49.8 | 14.9 | £37,954 | 12.4% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2022/23 | 67.4 | 14.1 | £43,195 | 5.6% | 0.0% | 1.9 |
| 2023/24 | 82.4 | 12.7 | £46,724 | 10.4% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2024/25 | 89.8 | 12.7 | £47,449 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 2.3% | 4.6% | -2.3pp | 1.9% | 1.6% | 0.8% | 158 |
| 2020/21 | 3.3% | 4.5% | -1.2pp | 5.2% | 2.1% | 1.2% | 536 |
| 2021/22 | 6.8% | 7.1% | -0.3pp | 18.0% | 3.6% | 3.1% | 772 |
| 2022/23 | 7.0% | 6.8% | +0.2pp | 16.9% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 1,002 |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% | +1.1pp | 20.0% | 3.4% | 4.2% | 1,060 |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% | +1.1pp | 20.6% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 1,115 |
25 January 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding