Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,912.04
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
79.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-0.0%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.5%.
23 January 2018 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,287
Capacity
1,370 (94%)
Free school meals
25.7%
English additional lang.
18.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
81.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.7
Mean salary
£52,937
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
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.
22.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25 · 1,176 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 | £7.7m | £7.2m | £5.9m | 77.1% | +£483k | £462k | 6.0% | £6,056 |
| 2022/23 | £8.3m | £7.9m | £6.2m | 74.8% | +£340k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,496 |
| 2023/24 | £8.7m | £8.7m | £6.9m | 79.5% | -£3k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,912 |
Teaching staff
£5.5m
Support staff
£892k
Premises
£537k
Other costs
£1.3m
3.5%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.9%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
1.0%
Catering
0.2%
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 | —* | 47.0 | 66.4% | 43.0% | 38.8% | — | 214 |
* 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 | 76.7 | 16.3 | £43,293 | 8.6% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 75.1 | 16.9 | £42,653 | 15.0% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2022/23 | 77.8 | 16.4 | £42,278 | 9.1% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2023/24 | 80.9 | 15.6 | £44,468 | 16.4% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2024/25 | 81.9 | 15.7 | £52,937 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 11.1% | 3.6% | 1.2% | 962 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.2% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 933 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 10.9% | 3.6% | 1.3% | 973 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 14.0% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 1,039 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 14.2% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 1,076 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 10.0% | 3.7% | 1.1% | 1,101 |
| 2020/21 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 17.5% | 4.6% | 1.3% | 1,124 |
| 2021/22 | 8.3% | 7.1% | +1.1pp | 26.3% | 6.3% | 1.9% | 1,142 |
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% | +0.8pp | 21.8% | 5.2% | 2.5% | 1,154 |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% | +1.4pp | 22.6% | 5.1% | 2.8% | 1,157 |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% | +1.6pp | 22.3% | 5.0% | 2.8% | 1,176 |
23 January 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 2014 | — | Good |