Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£10,869.97
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+6.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
27 November 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,497
Capacity
1,550 (97%)
Free school meals
52.9%
English additional lang.
65.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
95.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.6
Mean salary
£54,577
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.7%
Unauthorised absence
4.6%
2024/25 · 1,586 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 | £9.5m | £9.4m | £6.8m | 71.3% | +£106k | £529k | 5.5% | £6,211 |
| 2023/24 | £17.3m | £16.1m | £11.3m | 65.0% | +£1.2m | £0 | 0.0% | £10,870 |
Teaching staff
£8.1m
Support staff
£869k
Premises
£822k
Other costs
£4.1m
5.6%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
17.8%
Premises (total)
4.4%
Supply staff
4.0%
Catering
1.0%
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 | —* | 44.1 | 60.6% | 38.6% | 86.4% | — | 264 |
* 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 | 120.6 | 12.3 | £43,208 | 16.4% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2021/22 | 125.0 | 12.3 | £44,598 | 26.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 114.2 | 13.9 | £47,843 | 24.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 106.7 | 14.9 | £49,012 | 20.6% | 0.0% | 9.9 |
| 2024/25 | 95.8 | 15.6 | £54,577 | —% | 1.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 13.3% | 2.7% | 2.1% | 1,363 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 10.9% | 3.0% | 1.9% | 1,385 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 12.8% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 1,383 |
| 2016/17 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 13.8% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 1,393 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 13.3% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 1,366 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 13.9% | 2.1% | 3.6% | 1,429 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.4% | 2.2% | 3.0% | 1,534 |
| 2021/22 | 7.1% | 7.1% | -0.1pp | 22.3% | 3.2% | 3.9% | 1,608 |
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% | +1.9pp | 30.0% | 3.7% | 5.0% | 1,672 |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% | +1.6pp | 25.5% | 3.4% | 4.8% | 1,663 |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% | +2.0pp | 28.2% | 3.7% | 4.6% | 1,586 |
27 November 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 2012 | URN 102778 | Requires improvement |