Per-pupil income
£7,475.7
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
1.3%
of income
In-year balance
+1.1%
of income
No active flags for this school.
26 November 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,653
Capacity
1,100 (150%)
Free school meals
16.1%
English additional lang.
12.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 4–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
79.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.7
Mean salary
£49,843
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
9.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.5%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 1,334 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 | £10.6m | £10.6m | £7.0m | 66.5% | +£35k | £373k | 3.5% | £6,774 |
| 2022/23 | £11.4m | £8.9m | £5.7m | 50.3% | +£2.4m | £290k | 2.5% | £7,009 |
| 2023/24 | £12.3m | £12.2m | £8.4m | 68.2% | +£142k | £165k | 1.3% | £7,476 |
Teaching staff
£5.9m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£636k
Other costs
£3.1m
4.5%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
1.6%
ICT
6.8%
Premises (total)
2.8%
Supply staff
6.7%
Catering
0.7%
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 | —* | 55.1 | 81.1% | 65.5% | 58.8% | — | 148 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 86.0% | 82.0% | 77.0% | 70.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 68.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 79.0% | — |
| 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 | 73.6 | 20.8 | £41,979 | 4.1% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2021/22 | 77.6 | 20.2 | £42,751 | 9.0% | 1.3% | 6.1 |
| 2022/23 | 79.7 | 20.3 | £37,653 | 7.5% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2023/24 | 78.4 | 21.0 | £48,533 | 8.4% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2024/25 | 79.7 | 20.7 | £49,843 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
9.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.8% | 4.4% | -0.6pp | 6.0% | 3.4% | 0.4% | 651 |
| 2014/15 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 8.1% | 3.8% | 0.4% | 719 |
| 2015/16 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 6.6% | 3.9% | 0.5% | 769 |
| 2016/17 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 7.5% | 3.8% | 0.3% | 906 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.4pp | 8.5% | 3.5% | 0.8% | 981 |
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 7.2% | 3.1% | 1.0% | 1,071 |
| 2020/21 | 2.5% | 4.5% | -2.0pp | 3.6% | 1.9% | 0.7% | 1,211 |
| 2021/22 | 5.6% | 7.1% | -1.5pp | 12.3% | 4.3% | 1.4% | 1,246 |
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% | -2.0pp | 10.1% | 3.3% | 1.5% | 1,284 |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% | -1.5pp | 9.4% | 3.5% | 1.6% | 1,312 |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% | -0.9pp | 9.4% | 3.5% | 1.8% | 1,334 |
26 November 2019 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2015 | — | Good |