Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,264.76
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+8.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
17 January 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,712
Capacity
1,800 (95%)
Free school meals
18.2%
English additional lang.
9.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
98.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.3
Mean salary
£59,276
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25 · 1,484 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 | £12.0m | £10.9m | £8.4m | 70.2% | +£1.2m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,460 |
| 2022/23 | £13.2m | £10.8m | £8.4m | 63.2% | +£2.4m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,390 |
| 2023/24 | £13.6m | £12.4m | £10.0m | 73.4% | +£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,265 |
Teaching staff
£8.4m
Support staff
£929k
Premises
£101k
Other costs
£2.4m
3.4%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
11.4%
Premises (total)
0.1%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
1.3%
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 | —* | 52.7 | 81.0% | 61.3% | 61.3% | — | 248 |
* 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 | 96.4 | 17.0 | £49,440 | 24.1% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2021/22 | 84.8 | 19.0 | £55,057 | 29.8% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2022/23 | 84.9 | 18.5 | £55,882 | 28.7% | 3.4% | 5.2 |
| 2023/24 | 99.1 | 16.6 | £56,212 | 35.6% | 3.9% | 6.1 |
| 2024/25 | 98.9 | 17.3 | £59,276 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.1% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 1,320 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 10.5% | 3.0% | 1.9% | 1,364 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 12.1% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 1,396 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 13.6% | 3.0% | 2.6% | 1,411 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 11.6% | 2.9% | 2.3% | 1,394 |
| 2020/21 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 14.6% | 2.4% | 3.5% | 1,381 |
| 2021/22 | 8.6% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 24.6% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 1,360 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.5pp | 22.8% | 4.2% | 4.1% | 1,381 |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% | +1.2pp | 22.6% | 5.1% | 2.7% | 1,454 |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% | -0.2pp | 15.8% | 4.4% | 1.6% | 1,484 |
17 January 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good