Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,115.35
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
19.1%
of income
In-year balance
-2.8%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.8% of income.
13 March 2018 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,191
Capacity
1,050 (113%)
Free school meals
54.9%
English additional lang.
22.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
74.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.9
Mean salary
£46,960
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
1.6%
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25 · 1,071 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 | £7.8m | £7.0m | £5.0m | 64.4% | +£802k | £2.6m | 32.7% | £7,195 |
| 2022/23 | £8.9m | £8.7m | £6.1m | 68.6% | +£203k | £2.5m | 27.8% | £7,822 |
| 2023/24 | £9.6m | £9.8m | £7.0m | 72.9% | -£263k | £1.8m | 19.1% | £8,115 |
Teaching staff
£5.1m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£871k
Other costs
£2.0m
5.2%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
7.5%
Premises (total)
2.4%
Supply staff
2.0%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 40.4 | 48.8% | 24.4% | 3.8% | — | 209 |
* 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 | 66.6 | 15.7 | £40,708 | 6.0% | 0.0% | 1.4 |
| 2021/22 | 71.0 | 15.3 | £39,954 | 14.9% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2022/23 | 67.2 | 16.9 | £43,478 | 16.1% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2023/24 | 75.4 | 15.6 | £43,808 | 8.0% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2024/25 | 74.7 | 15.9 | £46,960 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 13.4% | 3.7% | 1.6% | 684 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 15.4% | 3.6% | 2.1% | 707 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 13.2% | 2.6% | 2.0% | 699 |
| 2016/17 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 9.3% | 2.3% | 2.1% | 744 |
| 2017/18 | 4.1% | 4.8% | -0.7pp | 9.7% | 1.5% | 2.6% | 773 |
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 8.8% | 1.0% | 3.0% | 834 |
| 2020/21 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 10.8% | 1.0% | 3.1% | 970 |
| 2021/22 | 7.6% | 7.1% | +0.5pp | 20.4% | 3.4% | 4.2% | 1,024 |
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 23.3% | 2.6% | 5.1% | 1,060 |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% | +0.6pp | 21.8% | 2.0% | 5.2% | 1,054 |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% | +0.3pp | 17.1% | 1.6% | 4.8% | 1,071 |
13 March 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Jan 2014 | URN 104401 | Good |