Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,783.78
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-0.7%
of income
In-year balance
+8.3%
of income
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.1%.
7 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
909
Capacity
936 (97%)
Free school meals
39.6%
English additional lang.
63.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
62.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.5
Mean salary
£50,865
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
12.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.2%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25 · 850 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 | £6.5m | £6.2m | £5.0m | 76.9% | +£282k | £153k | 2.4% | £7,445 |
| 2022/23 | £7.3m | £6.4m | £5.2m | 71.8% | +£885k | £166k | 2.3% | £8,295 |
| 2023/24 | £7.8m | £7.2m | £5.8m | 74.2% | +£646k | -£58k | -0.7% | £8,784 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
Support staff
£438k
Premises
£202k
Other costs
£1.2m
8.7%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.5%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
3.7%
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 | —* | 47.7 | 71.8% | 42.9% | 59.6% | — | 156 |
* 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 | 61.9 | 13.5 | £42,541 | 6.5% | 1.6% | 7.3 |
| 2021/22 | 62.3 | 13.9 | £44,233 | 10.4% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2022/23 | 62.6 | 14.0 | £40,939 | 10.9% | 3.1% | 3.4 |
| 2023/24 | 65.4 | 13.6 | £49,261 | 17.7% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2024/25 | 62.6 | 14.5 | £50,865 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
12.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 13.8% | 3.4% | 1.6% | 484 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 11.2% | 3.2% | 1.3% | 498 |
| 2015/16 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 6.7% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 580 |
| 2016/17 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 6.7% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 638 |
| 2017/18 | 3.6% | 4.8% | -1.2pp | 5.1% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 665 |
| 2018/19 | 3.5% | 4.6% | -1.2pp | 4.7% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 718 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.6% | 3.7% | 1.9% | 762 |
| 2021/22 | 7.7% | 7.1% | +0.5pp | 21.5% | 4.7% | 2.9% | 804 |
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% | +0.5pp | 22.7% | 5.1% | 2.1% | 828 |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% | -0.5pp | 17.0% | 4.5% | 1.6% | 841 |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% | -0.8pp | 12.9% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 850 |
7 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb 2013 | — | Good |