Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,071.35
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+8.4%
of income
Elevated: turnover 24.3%.
22 January 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
926
Capacity
1,050 (88%)
Free school meals
11.2%
English additional lang.
12.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
49.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.6
Mean salary
£45,324
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 954 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 | £5.3m | £4.9m | £3.7m | 71.1% | +£337k | £0 | 0.0% | £5,693 |
| 2022/23 | £6.0m | £5.5m | £4.2m | 69.7% | +£537k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,477 |
| 2023/24 | £6.5m | £6.0m | £4.6m | 69.8% | +£547k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,071 |
Teaching staff
£2.9m
Support staff
£792k
Premises
£364k
Other costs
£1.1m
5.3%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
4.2%
Premises (total)
6.0%
Supply staff
1.0%
Catering
1.0%
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 | —* | 58.9 | 81.8% | 71.6% | 92.0% | — | 176 |
* 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 | 45.9 | 18.9 | £42,342 | 14.8% | 0.0% | 1.8 |
| 2021/22 | 46.1 | 20.1 | £41,127 | 18.7% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2022/23 | 46.0 | 20.2 | £44,062 | 25.1% | 6.1% | 4.5 |
| 2023/24 | 46.1 | 20.1 | £43,789 | 24.3% | 2.1% | 5.8 |
| 2024/25 | 49.9 | 18.6 | £45,324 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.9% | 4.4% | -0.4pp | 6.3% | 3.4% | 0.6% | 914 |
| 2014/15 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 6.0% | 3.4% | 0.3% | 898 |
| 2015/16 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 7.9% | 3.8% | 0.3% | 951 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 8.2% | 4.2% | 0.3% | 985 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 10.6% | 4.5% | 0.8% | 808 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 9.7% | 4.0% | 1.0% | 843 |
| 2020/21 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 7.4% | 3.0% | 0.8% | 882 |
| 2021/22 | 5.3% | 7.1% | -1.8pp | 12.0% | 4.0% | 1.3% | 940 |
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% | +0.7pp | 19.5% | 5.5% | 2.0% | 940 |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% | +1.3pp | 19.8% | 5.3% | 2.5% | 953 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 19.8% | 5.3% | 2.2% | 954 |
22 January 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2014 | — | Good |