Flags
6
4 high
Per-pupil income
£8,818.73
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
85.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-1.2%
of income
In-year balance
-2.1%
of income
Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 31.0%.
Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 35.4%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 85.2%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -1.2%.
Elevated: turnover 16.3%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.1% of income.
26 February 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
402
Capacity
400 (100%)
Free school meals
4.0%
English additional lang.
15.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
37.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
10.8
Mean salary
£50,681
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
35.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.0%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25 · 305 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 | £2.8m | £2.8m | £2.2m | 77.5% | +£26k | £58k | 2.0% | £7,546 |
| 2022/23 | £3.0m | £3.0m | £2.4m | 79.4% | +£2k | £60k | 2.0% | £7,773 |
| 2023/24 | £3.3m | £3.3m | £2.7m | 82.5% | -£25k | £34k | 1.1% | £8,223 |
| 2024/25 | £3.5m | £3.6m | £3.0m | 85.2% | -£76k | -£41k | -1.2% | £8,819 |
Teaching staff
£2.6m
Support staff
£272k
Premises
£208k
Other costs
£392k
4.9%
Admin staff
0.8%
Energy
2.4%
ICT
7.3%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
0.1%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 66.7 | 91.5% | 84.7% | 67.8% | — | 59 |
* 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 | 31.6 | 11.3 | £44,236 | 10.6% | 0.0% | 0.1 |
| 2021/22 | 36.2 | 10.4 | £43,188 | 19.0% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2022/23 | 32.0 | 12.2 | £44,603 | 11.7% | 3.0% | 1.8 |
| 2023/24 | 34.7 | 11.4 | £44,341 | 16.3% | 0.0% | 1.1 |
| 2024/25 | 37.1 | 10.8 | £50,681 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
35.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 14.3% | 4.5% | +9.9pp | 45.4% | 14.3% | 0.0% | 205 |
| 2016/17 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 9.8% | 5.6% | 0.1% | 214 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 9.6% | 5.3% | 0.3% | 230 |
| 2018/19 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 24.1% | 7.0% | 0.1% | 241 |
| 2020/21 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 7.2% | 3.6% | 0.4% | 277 |
| 2021/22 | 8.3% | 7.1% | +1.1pp | 31.8% | 7.9% | 0.4% | 302 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.4pp | 32.4% | 7.7% | 0.6% | 309 |
| 2023/24 | 8.0% | 6.6% | +1.4pp | 31.0% | 7.6% | 0.4% | 316 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 35.4% | 7.0% | 0.9% | 305 |
26 February 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding