Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£10,055.46
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
35.5%
of income
In-year balance
+6.4%
of income
Elevated: turnover 22.0%.
22 February 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,156
Capacity
1,200 (96%)
Free school meals
29.7%
English additional lang.
47.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
70.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£50,952
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.7%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.9%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25 · 1,200 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 | £10.5m | £9.1m | £6.8m | 64.3% | +£1.4m | £2.7m | 25.2% | £8,877 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £6.5m | £4.8m | 64.2% | +£994k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,320 |
| 2023/24 | £12.0m | £11.2m | £8.1m | 68.0% | +£766k | £4.2m | 35.5% | £10,055 |
Teaching staff
£5.5m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£705k
Other costs
£2.4m
6.5%
Admin staff
3.3%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
6.8%
Premises (total)
2.5%
Supply staff
2.7%
Catering
4.2%
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 | —* | 48.4 | 68.9% | 47.7% | 63.1% | — | 222 |
* 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 | 73.7 | 15.9 | £44,781 | 31.5% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2021/22 | 61.8 | 19.2 | £46,261 | 25.3% | 0.0% | 0.4 |
| 2022/23 | 67.6 | 17.6 | £50,342 | 28.1% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2023/24 | 69.8 | 17.1 | £48,866 | 22.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2024/25 | 70.8 | 16.3 | £50,952 | —% | 2.7% | — |
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.4% | 4.4% | 0.0pp | 9.4% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 827 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 10.1% | 4.0% | 0.6% | 823 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 10.8% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 861 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 14.0% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 956 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 14.6% | 4.9% | 0.9% | 1,044 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 9.3% | 3.8% | 1.0% | 1,103 |
| 2020/21 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 18.9% | 4.4% | 2.0% | 1,211 |
| 2021/22 | 6.9% | 7.1% | -0.3pp | 20.9% | 4.5% | 2.4% | 1,214 |
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% | +0.5pp | 19.8% | 4.4% | 2.9% | 1,227 |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% | -0.0pp | 18.1% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 1,224 |
| 2024/25 | 7.0% | 6.2% | +0.8pp | 19.4% | 2.9% | 4.1% | 1,200 |
22 February 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 2014 | — | Outstanding |