Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,058.56
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+14.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
5 June 2018 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
885
Capacity
900 (98%)
Free school meals
28.0%
English additional lang.
48.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
50.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£52,503
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.9%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 937 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 | £5.5m | £5.0m | £4.3m | 76.9% | +£494k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,244 |
| 2022/23 | £6.3m | £5.4m | £4.6m | 72.1% | +£935k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,087 |
| 2023/24 | £7.2m | £6.1m | £4.8m | 67.0% | +£1.0m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,059 |
Teaching staff
£3.6m
Support staff
£760k
Premises
£262k
Other costs
£1.1m
3.9%
Admin staff
1.0%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
3.8%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
3.9%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 45.6 | 59.4% | 46.7% | 63.3% | — | 180 |
* 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 | 54.2 | 16.4 | £38,881 | 10.7% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2021/22 | 52.4 | 16.9 | £42,620 | 31.1% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2022/23 | 56.8 | 15.7 | £46,332 | 28.3% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2023/24 | 54.1 | 16.4 | £47,445 | 27.2% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2024/25 | 50.8 | 17.4 | £52,503 | —% | 1.9% | — |
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 9.6% | 3.5% | 1.0% | 188 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 10.9% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 376 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 11.1% | 3.6% | 1.0% | 559 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 12.2% | 3.4% | 1.5% | 744 |
| 2020/21 | 9.3% | 4.5% | +4.7pp | 27.1% | 6.2% | 3.1% | 938 |
| 2021/22 | 9.0% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 29.9% | 5.4% | 3.6% | 937 |
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% | +3.3pp | 33.4% | 5.5% | 4.6% | 948 |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% | +2.8pp | 28.9% | 5.6% | 3.7% | 935 |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% | +1.8pp | 23.8% | 4.6% | 3.5% | 937 |
5 June 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good