Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,971.6
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
56.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+9.4%
of income
Elevated: turnover 38.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.6%.
11 October 2017 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,190
Capacity
1,080 (110%)
Free school meals
37.8%
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.
67.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.6
Mean salary
£50,823
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.8%
Unauthorised absence
6.8%
2024/25 · 1,236 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 | £9.5m | £8.7m | £5.6m | 59.3% | +£833k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,360 |
| 2022/23 | £10.6m | £9.9m | £6.4m | 60.6% | +£673k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,173 |
| 2023/24 | £11.9m | £10.8m | £6.8m | 56.8% | +£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £9,972 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£440k
Other costs
£3.6m
10.1%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
4.3%
Premises (total)
2.1%
Supply staff
1.8%
Catering
1.7%
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 | —* | 41.0 | 56.5% | 35.3% | 25.0% | — | 232 |
* 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 | 58.0 | 19.0 | £39,664 | 14.1% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2021/22 | 53.6 | 21.2 | £41,070 | 16.8% | 0.0% | 8.9 |
| 2022/23 | 64.6 | 17.9 | £40,983 | 17.0% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2023/24 | 60.6 | 19.8 | £48,120 | 38.0% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2024/25 | 67.8 | 17.6 | £50,823 | —% | 1.5% | — |
Overall absence
9.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.8% | 4.4% | +1.4pp | 18.9% | 1.4% | 4.4% | 785 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 16.5% | 0.7% | 4.6% | 853 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 17.0% | 0.7% | 4.8% | 980 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 17.9% | 0.9% | 5.0% | 1,044 |
| 2017/18 | 6.7% | 4.8% | +1.9pp | 19.5% | 1.1% | 5.5% | 1,068 |
| 2018/19 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 18.7% | 1.7% | 4.8% | 1,104 |
| 2020/21 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 18.3% | 2.3% | 4.1% | 1,129 |
| 2021/22 | 9.6% | 7.1% | +2.5pp | 29.5% | 2.1% | 7.5% | 1,167 |
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% | +3.7pp | 33.1% | 2.0% | 8.5% | 1,193 |
| 2023/24 | 10.5% | 6.6% | +3.9pp | 31.9% | 2.6% | 7.9% | 1,241 |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% | +3.4pp | 27.8% | 2.8% | 6.8% | 1,236 |
11 October 2017 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2013 | — | Good |