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Per-pupil income
£8,201.92
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-17.9%
of income
In-year balance
+5.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.0%.
20 February 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
733
Capacity
1,200 (61%)
Free school meals
48.4%
English additional lang.
4.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
46.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.9
Mean salary
£50,568
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
37.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
6.8%
2024/25 · 762 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 | £4.6m | £4.7m | £3.7m | 80.5% | -£114k | -£898k | -19.6% | £7,081 |
| 2022/23 | £5.2m | £4.9m | £3.8m | 73.8% | +£277k | -£955k | -18.3% | £7,616 |
| 2023/24 | £6.0m | £5.7m | £4.2m | 70.8% | +£302k | -£1.1m | -17.9% | £8,202 |
Teaching staff
£3.1m
Support staff
£895k
Premises
£455k
Other costs
£987k
3.2%
Admin staff
4.4%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
10.1%
Premises (total)
0.2%
Supply staff
2.0%
Catering
1.5%
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 | —* | 41.7 | 59.7% | 37.3% | 14.2% | — | 134 |
* 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 | 37.8 | 16.3 | £45,257 | 13.0% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2021/22 | 37.4 | 17.3 | £44,436 | 4.8% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2022/23 | 40.8 | 16.8 | £45,549 | 1.5% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2023/24 | 43.0 | 16.9 | £48,538 | 10.2% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2024/25 | 46.0 | 15.9 | £50,568 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
37.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.4% | 4.4% | +2.1pp | 19.3% | 4.7% | 1.8% | 848 |
| 2014/15 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 16.4% | 4.3% | 1.9% | 773 |
| 2015/16 | 7.9% | 4.5% | +3.4pp | 19.8% | 4.7% | 3.2% | 749 |
| 2016/17 | 7.8% | 4.6% | +3.3pp | 21.8% | 3.6% | 4.3% | 708 |
| 2017/18 | 8.3% | 4.8% | +3.6pp | 22.2% | 3.0% | 5.3% | 634 |
| 2018/19 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 19.9% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 593 |
| 2020/21 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 18.8% | 4.3% | 1.8% | 634 |
| 2021/22 | 10.5% | 7.1% | +3.4pp | 39.3% | 6.4% | 4.2% | 682 |
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% | +3.6pp | 36.3% | 5.4% | 5.0% | 722 |
| 2023/24 | 11.0% | 6.6% | +4.4pp | 37.2% | 5.8% | 5.2% | 764 |
| 2024/25 | 11.8% | 6.2% | +5.6pp | 37.7% | 4.9% | 6.8% | 762 |
20 February 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 2022 | — | Requires improvement |