Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,658.89
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.7%
of income
In-year balance
-1.5%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.5% of income.
16 January 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,367
Capacity
1,340 (102%)
Free school meals
15.4%
English additional lang.
11.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
78.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£48,594
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
11.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.1%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25 · 1,173 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 | £8.4m | £8.6m | £6.5m | 77.7% | -£149k | £305k | 3.6% | £6,082 |
| 2022/23 | £9.8m | £9.6m | £6.7m | 69.0% | +£149k | £453k | 4.6% | £6,965 |
| 2023/24 | £10.5m | £10.7m | £7.6m | 72.2% | -£157k | £287k | 2.7% | £7,659 |
Teaching staff
£5.4m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£688k
Other costs
£2.4m
9.1%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
11.7%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
4.7%
Catering
1.0%
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 | —* | 52.3 | 73.6% | 48.1% | 27.3% | — | 231 |
* 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 | 79.4 | 16.9 | £42,507 | 8.7% | 0.0% | 1.9 |
| 2021/22 | 79.5 | 17.4 | £43,288 | 13.2% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2022/23 | 80.8 | 17.4 | £44,020 | 5.3% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2023/24 | 81.0 | 16.9 | £47,735 | 8.4% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2024/25 | 78.6 | 17.4 | £48,594 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
11.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.1% | 4.4% | -0.3pp | 8.0% | 3.5% | 0.6% | 1,129 |
| 2014/15 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.8% | 3.7% | 0.6% | 1,129 |
| 2015/16 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 7.5% | 3.4% | 0.4% | 1,152 |
| 2016/17 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 7.5% | 3.6% | 0.4% | 1,149 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 10.5% | 4.5% | 0.4% | 1,149 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 10.1% | 4.2% | 0.6% | 1,166 |
| 2020/21 | 3.2% | 4.5% | -1.3pp | 7.5% | 2.9% | 0.3% | 1,152 |
| 2021/22 | 6.5% | 7.1% | -0.6pp | 18.3% | 5.7% | 0.9% | 1,169 |
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% | -0.7pp | 16.7% | 5.0% | 1.1% | 1,180 |
| 2023/24 | 6.0% | 6.6% | -0.6pp | 14.1% | 4.6% | 1.4% | 1,179 |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% | -0.7pp | 11.0% | 4.1% | 1.5% | 1,173 |
16 January 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2008 | URN 116503 | Good |