Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,378.93
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
55.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+8.4%
of income
Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 27.5%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 5.3%.
1 October 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
826
Capacity
780 (106%)
Free school meals
35.2%
English additional lang.
21.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
36.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
22.9
Mean salary
£57,297
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
5.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.6%
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25 · 854 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 | £5.7m | £5.2m | £3.1m | 53.7% | +£492k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,355 |
| 2022/23 | £6.4m | £6.2m | £3.7m | 57.7% | +£254k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,416 |
| 2023/24 | £7.7m | £7.1m | £4.3m | 55.6% | +£648k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,379 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£310k
Premises
£9k
Other costs
£2.8m
2.6%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
27.6%
Premises (total)
0.3%
Supply staff
1.6%
Catering
0.0%
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 | —* | 42.5 | 55.9% | 31.6% | 50.7% | — | 136 |
* 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 | 41.5 | 16.2 | £40,295 | 24.6% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2021/22 | 37.7 | 18.1 | £43,267 | 49.9% | 2.6% | 4.0 |
| 2022/23 | 38.0 | 20.2 | £48,700 | 21.1% | 5.0% | 3.7 |
| 2023/24 | 44.6 | 18.5 | £52,017 | 21.9% | 2.2% | 6.4 |
| 2024/25 | 36.0 | 22.9 | £57,297 | —% | 5.3% | — |
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.2% | 4.4% | +2.9pp | 18.6% | 4.0% | 3.3% | 580 |
| 2014/15 | 8.0% | 4.5% | +3.5pp | 23.3% | 4.3% | 3.7% | 609 |
| 2015/16 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 22.7% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 600 |
| 2016/17 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 19.9% | 3.8% | 3.1% | 622 |
| 2017/18 | 6.9% | 4.8% | +2.1pp | 22.7% | 3.5% | 3.4% | 591 |
| 2018/19 | 7.0% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 18.6% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 644 |
| 2020/21 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 17.9% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 702 |
| 2021/22 | 10.4% | 7.1% | +3.3pp | 32.1% | 5.7% | 4.7% | 722 |
| 2022/23 | 12.0% | 6.8% | +5.2pp | 36.9% | 5.6% | 6.4% | 768 |
| 2023/24 | 8.0% | 6.6% | +1.5pp | 27.1% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 825 |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% | +1.6pp | 27.5% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 854 |
1 October 2019 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Sept 2016 | — | Good |