Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,717.04
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-2.5%
of income
In-year balance
+3.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
21 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
772
Capacity
2,830 (27%)
Free school meals
20.0%
English additional lang.
13.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 4–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
50.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.3
Mean salary
£48,643
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.1%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 733 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 | £2.6m | £2.6m | £1.8m | 69.3% | +£0 | £212k | 8.2% | £8,502 |
| 2022/23 | £3.5m | £3.5m | £2.4m | 67.2% | +£65k | £26k | 0.7% | £7,516 |
| 2023/24 | £4.8m | £4.6m | £3.3m | 68.7% | +£155k | -£118k | -2.5% | £7,717 |
Teaching staff
£2.6m
Support staff
£447k
Premises
£357k
Other costs
£990k
4.2%
Admin staff
5.0%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
10.8%
Premises (total)
0.4%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
0.2%
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 | —* | 51.4 | 70.2% | 55.3% | 45.6% | — | 114 |
* 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 | 12.2 | 13.6 | £43,503 | 8.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 20.1 | 15.2 | £40,355 | 17.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 29.9 | 15.7 | £42,329 | 23.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 38.0 | 16.4 | £45,872 | 5.3% | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2024/25 | 50.4 | 15.3 | £48,643 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 14.6% | 3.6% | 1.2% | 178 |
| 2021/22 | 8.8% | 7.1% | +1.7pp | 19.9% | 6.8% | 2.0% | 321 |
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% | +0.8pp | 19.7% | 5.7% | 1.9% | 497 |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% | +1.5pp | 20.6% | 6.2% | 1.9% | 637 |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% | +2.7pp | 21.6% | 7.1% | 1.8% | 733 |
21 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Outstanding