Per-pupil income
£7,405.01
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+9.2%
of income
No active flags for this school.
11 February 2020 · S5 Inspection
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Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,872
Capacity
1,788 (105%)
Free school meals
6.9%
English additional lang.
41.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
103.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.1
Mean salary
£51,781
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 1,439 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 | £10.2m | £9.7m | £8.3m | 81.2% | +£534k | £0 | 0.0% | £5,483 |
| 2022/23 | £12.8m | £11.0m | £8.8m | 69.1% | +£1.8m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,846 |
| 2023/24 | £13.6m | £12.4m | £9.7m | 71.0% | +£1.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,405 |
Teaching staff
£7.5m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£523k
Other costs
£2.2m
3.6%
Admin staff
1.1%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
4.8%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
2.6%
Catering
0.5%
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 | —* | 55.5 | 76.7% | 64.5% | 75.6% | — | 279 |
* 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 | 108.8 | 16.8 | £43,077 | 10.5% | 0.0% | 0.8 |
| 2021/22 | 108.3 | 17.2 | £43,528 | 8.8% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2022/23 | 110.9 | 16.8 | £48,698 | 6.0% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2023/24 | 109.5 | 16.8 | £48,589 | 12.4% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2024/25 | 103.4 | 18.1 | £51,781 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.0% | 4.4% | -0.3pp | 6.6% | 3.6% | 0.4% | 1,400 |
| 2014/15 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 7.0% | 3.5% | 0.4% | 1,394 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 6.5% | 3.7% | 0.5% | 1,399 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 9.2% | 4.0% | 0.6% | 1,397 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 8.8% | 4.2% | 0.5% | 1,401 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 8.0% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 1,403 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.8% | 3.9% | 1.6% | 1,402 |
| 2021/22 | 7.9% | 7.1% | +0.8pp | 21.7% | 5.7% | 2.2% | 1,422 |
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% | +1.3pp | 22.9% | 5.4% | 2.7% | 1,427 |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% | +0.8pp | 19.3% | 5.3% | 2.1% | 1,439 |
| 2024/25 | 7.0% | 6.2% | +0.8pp | 19.3% | 5.2% | 1.8% | 1,439 |
11 February 2020 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2015 | — | Good |