Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£6,774.35
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
88.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
15.1%
of income
In-year balance
-11.7%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 88.4%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 11.7% of income.
6 March 2012 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,651
Capacity
1,538 (107%)
Free school meals
20.0%
English additional lang.
32.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
94.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£49,705
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25 · 1,270 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 | £10.6m | £10.7m | £8.8m | 83.2% | -£93k | £2.7m | 25.3% | £6,279 |
| 2022/23 | £11.9m | £11.5m | £9.4m | 79.0% | +£381k | £3.1m | 25.8% | £6,920 |
| 2023/24 | £11.4m | £12.7m | £10.1m | 88.4% | -£1.3m | £1.7m | 15.1% | £6,774 |
Teaching staff
£7.1m
Support staff
£1.7m
Premises
£811k
Other costs
£1.8m
7.3%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
7.9%
Premises (total)
3.2%
Supply staff
1.6%
Catering
1.8%
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 | —* | 61.2 | 86.6% | 75.3% | 87.9% | — | 239 |
* 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 | 101.9 | 16.4 | £46,057 | 18.4% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 93.3 | 18.1 | £46,618 | 14.7% | 1.1% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 96.2 | 17.8 | £46,614 | 12.1% | 4.9% | 4.9 |
| 2023/24 | 96.4 | 17.5 | £49,158 | 13.7% | 1.0% | 6.8 |
| 2024/25 | 94.7 | 17.4 | £49,705 | —% | 1.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.4% | 4.4% | +0.0pp | 8.0% | 3.4% | 1.0% | 1,252 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.6% | 4.1% | 0.7% | 1,267 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 12.3% | 4.5% | 0.7% | 1,272 |
| 2016/17 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 17.8% | 5.0% | 0.7% | 1,266 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 15.4% | 4.6% | 0.7% | 1,262 |
| 2018/19 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 6.6% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 1,256 |
| 2020/21 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 7.2% | 3.1% | 0.5% | 1,253 |
| 2021/22 | 6.7% | 7.1% | -0.4pp | 18.8% | 6.0% | 0.8% | 1,263 |
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% | -0.5pp | 15.7% | 5.4% | 0.9% | 1,258 |
| 2023/24 | 6.0% | 6.6% | -0.6pp | 16.3% | 5.1% | 0.9% | 1,268 |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% | -0.3pp | 14.1% | 5.0% | 0.9% | 1,270 |
6 March 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 2007 | URN 101359 | Good |