Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,681.94
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
63.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.2%
of income
In-year balance
+12.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.7%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.2%.
7 July 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
816
Capacity
1,050 (78%)
Free school meals
55.5%
English additional lang.
10.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
30.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
27.2
Mean salary
£48,867
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.2%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.4%
Unauthorised absence
8.3%
2024/25 · 889 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 | £5.0m | £5.0m | £3.6m | 71.2% | +£16k | £15k | 0.3% | £7,624 |
| 2022/23 | £5.7m | £5.3m | £3.9m | 68.3% | +£324k | £15k | 0.3% | £7,711 |
| 2023/24 | £6.6m | £5.8m | £4.2m | 63.5% | +£820k | £15k | 0.2% | £8,682 |
Teaching staff
£2.8m
Support staff
£657k
Premises
£279k
Other costs
£1.3m
4.9%
Admin staff
3.7%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
6.6%
Premises (total)
3.9%
Supply staff
4.6%
Catering
1.6%
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 | —* | 48.2 | 68.9% | 48.4% | 45.1% | — | 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 | 35.9 | 17.3 | £46,722 | 3.6% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2021/22 | 37.4 | 17.6 | £44,283 | 21.4% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2022/23 | 30.3 | 24.2 | £46,238 | 8.6% | 3.2% | 3.8 |
| 2023/24 | 32.6 | 23.5 | £45,183 | 20.3% | 3.0% | 3.8 |
| 2024/25 | 30.0 | 27.2 | £48,867 | —% | 3.2% | — |
Overall absence
10.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
8.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.8% | 4.4% | +3.4pp | 28.5% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 537 |
| 2014/15 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 22.8% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 583 |
| 2015/16 | 8.6% | 4.5% | +4.2pp | 25.5% | 4.1% | 4.6% | 671 |
| 2016/17 | 8.4% | 4.6% | +3.8pp | 28.8% | 4.9% | 3.5% | 692 |
| 2017/18 | 9.3% | 4.8% | +4.5pp | 30.9% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 699 |
| 2018/19 | 7.5% | 4.6% | +2.9pp | 24.1% | 3.4% | 4.1% | 708 |
| 2020/21 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 17.6% | 2.5% | 3.7% | 666 |
| 2021/22 | 8.2% | 7.1% | +1.1pp | 24.3% | 2.6% | 5.6% | 724 |
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% | +3.3pp | 31.8% | 2.2% | 7.9% | 806 |
| 2023/24 | 11.3% | 6.6% | +4.7pp | 33.5% | 2.1% | 9.2% | 829 |
| 2024/25 | 10.7% | 6.2% | +4.5pp | 31.8% | 2.4% | 8.3% | 889 |
7 July 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2018 | — | Requires improvement |