Per-pupil income
£8,897.65
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
27.6%
of income
In-year balance
+3.9%
of income
No active flags for this school.
23 May 2017 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
744
Capacity
840 (89%)
Free school meals
36.0%
English additional lang.
72.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
56.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.1
Mean salary
£54,638
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
2.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
6.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.1%
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
2024/25 · 632 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 | £5.2m | £4.1m | 77.0% | +£91k | £1.6m | 30.8% | £7,626 |
| 2022/23 | £5.9m | £5.7m | £4.4m | 75.2% | +£143k | £1.5m | 26.2% | £8,299 |
| 2023/24 | £6.4m | £6.2m | £4.6m | 71.1% | +£253k | £1.8m | 27.6% | £8,898 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
Support staff
£26k
Premises
£445k
Other costs
£1.2m
8.1%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
8.5%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
5.2%
Catering
1.3%
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 | —* | 77.6 | 99.1% | 97.4% | 74.4% | — | 117 |
* 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 | 56.7 | 12.5 | £43,123 | 26.6% | 0.0% | 0.1 |
| 2021/22 | 56.0 | 12.5 | £46,239 | 14.3% | 0.0% | 0.5 |
| 2022/23 | 57.6 | 12.3 | £46,669 | 16.7% | 0.0% | 1.8 |
| 2023/24 | 57.2 | 12.6 | £54,644 | 20.6% | 0.0% | 0.1 |
| 2024/25 | 56.6 | 13.1 | £54,638 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
2.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
6.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 2.6% | 4.5% | -1.9pp | 4.7% | 1.9% | 0.7% | 127 |
| 2015/16 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 7.8% | 2.7% | 1.4% | 255 |
| 2016/17 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 9.3% | 2.3% | 1.6% | 387 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.0pp | 11.8% | 3.1% | 1.7% | 502 |
| 2018/19 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 10.5% | 3.1% | 1.1% | 610 |
| 2020/21 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 11.7% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 633 |
| 2021/22 | 4.9% | 7.1% | -2.3pp | 11.9% | 4.0% | 0.8% | 640 |
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% | -2.8pp | 10.9% | 3.3% | 0.7% | 641 |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% | -2.9pp | 9.7% | 2.7% | 0.9% | 638 |
| 2024/25 | 2.5% | 6.2% | -3.7pp | 6.7% | 2.1% | 0.4% | 632 |
23 May 2017 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding