Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£11,101.69
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
17.6%
of income
In-year balance
+3.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 33.5%, vacancy rate 3.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.1%.
10 May 2017 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
634
Capacity
950 (67%)
Free school meals
49.3%
English additional lang.
60.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
51.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
12.3
Mean salary
£57,748
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
39.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.7%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 536 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 | £5.9m | £6.1m | £4.4m | 75.2% | -£183k | £1.3m | 21.2% | £8,273 |
| 2022/23 | £6.9m | £6.8m | £5.0m | 72.9% | +£65k | £1.2m | 17.3% | £9,443 |
| 2023/24 | £7.9m | £7.6m | £5.4m | 68.5% | +£300k | £1.4m | 17.6% | £11,102 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
Support staff
£458k
Premises
£382k
Other costs
£1.8m
7.5%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
8.8%
Premises (total)
5.4%
Supply staff
2.9%
Catering
4.6%
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 | —* | 48.6 | 77.0% | 59.0% | 74.6% | — | 122 |
* 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 | 55.5 | 11.9 | £41,035 | 11.6% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2021/22 | 58.6 | 12.2 | £47,713 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2022/23 | 60.1 | 12.1 | £50,114 | 38.6% | 6.2% | 6.4 |
| 2023/24 | 53.7 | 13.2 | £54,003 | 33.5% | 3.6% | 7.2 |
| 2024/25 | 51.5 | 12.3 | £57,748 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
39.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.1% | 4.6% | 0.5% | 122 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 17.1% | 4.8% | 0.5% | 257 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 14.2% | 4.3% | 0.9% | 388 |
| 2017/18 | 7.0% | 4.8% | +2.2pp | 19.5% | 5.3% | 1.6% | 498 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.3% | 4.0% | 1.3% | 594 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.7% | 3.9% | 1.5% | 607 |
| 2021/22 | 8.2% | 7.1% | +1.0pp | 27.2% | 6.4% | 1.8% | 659 |
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 23.8% | 5.1% | 2.6% | 631 |
| 2023/24 | 11.6% | 6.6% | +5.0pp | 41.6% | 7.5% | 4.0% | 606 |
| 2024/25 | 11.1% | 6.2% | +4.9pp | 39.9% | 7.7% | 3.5% | 536 |
10 May 2017 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good