Per-pupil income
£7,507.91
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
79.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
20.6%
of income
In-year balance
+3.8%
of income
No active flags for this school.
28 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
2,023
Capacity
1,980 (102%)
Free school meals
18.9%
English additional lang.
53.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
119.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.9
Mean salary
£53,077
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
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.
16.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25 · 1,652 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 | £13.2m | £12.4m | £9.6m | 72.8% | +£768k | £2.6m | 19.9% | £6,556 |
| 2022/23 | £14.3m | £14.3m | £10.6m | 74.5% | -£49k | £2.5m | 17.8% | £7,042 |
| 2023/24 | £15.2m | £14.6m | £12.0m | 79.1% | +£577k | £3.1m | 20.6% | £7,508 |
Teaching staff
£8.6m
Support staff
£1.6m
Premises
£506k
Other costs
£2.1m
10.1%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
4.2%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
1.9%
Catering
1.9%
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 | —* | 59.0 | 82.2% | 67.8% | 50.9% | — | 320 |
* 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 | 120.5 | 16.5 | £45,250 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2021/22 | 114.8 | 17.5 | £46,741 | 17.3% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2022/23 | 119.1 | 17.0 | £46,240 | 18.3% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2023/24 | 123.1 | 16.4 | £47,017 | 19.4% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2024/25 | 119.8 | 16.9 | £53,077 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.6% | 4.4% | -0.7pp | 6.3% | 3.3% | 0.4% | 1,515 |
| 2014/15 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 7.8% | 3.7% | 0.4% | 1,517 |
| 2015/16 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 6.8% | 3.6% | 0.5% | 1,520 |
| 2016/17 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 9.4% | 3.7% | 0.5% | 1,529 |
| 2017/18 | 4.4% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 9.3% | 4.0% | 0.5% | 1,542 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 8.7% | 3.7% | 0.7% | 1,576 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 22.8% | 4.7% | 0.3% | 1,608 |
| 2021/22 | 5.7% | 7.1% | -1.4pp | 15.7% | 5.3% | 0.4% | 1,641 |
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% | -0.5pp | 17.2% | 5.7% | 0.6% | 1,655 |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% | -0.2pp | 17.4% | 5.6% | 0.8% | 1,640 |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% | -0.3pp | 16.2% | 4.8% | 1.1% | 1,652 |
28 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 May 2012 | — | Outstanding |