Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,011.48
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+3.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
9 November 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
734
Capacity
750 (98%)
Free school meals
31.2%
English additional lang.
31.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
38.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.9
Mean salary
£48,090
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25 · 759 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 | £4.3m | £4.3m | £3.2m | 75.5% | -£81k | -£1.2m | -27.2% | £6,301 |
| 2022/23 | £5.0m | £4.9m | £3.6m | 71.8% | +£104k | -£1.3m | -25.7% | £7,030 |
| 2023/24 | £5.6m | £5.4m | £4.0m | 70.7% | +£187k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,011 |
Teaching staff
£2.7m
Support staff
£751k
Premises
£373k
Other costs
£1.1m
5.0%
Admin staff
3.4%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
8.7%
Premises (total)
3.3%
Supply staff
5.9%
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 | —* | 40.4 | 65.2% | 41.7% | 46.2% | — | 132 |
* 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 | 34.4 | 19.4 | £39,860 | 17.9% | 0.0% | 9.1 |
| 2021/22 | 31.8 | 21.2 | £39,300 | 27.0% | 3.0% | 6.5 |
| 2022/23 | 33.5 | 21.1 | £42,207 | 17.6% | 13.0% | 7.3 |
| 2023/24 | 38.9 | 17.9 | £44,231 | 18.5% | 2.5% | 9.7 |
| 2024/25 | 38.8 | 18.9 | £48,090 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.3% | 4.4% | +3.0pp | 23.9% | 4.5% | 2.9% | 645 |
| 2014/15 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 25.9% | 4.5% | 3.0% | 613 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 17.7% | 3.2% | 2.2% | 566 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 14.6% | 3.2% | 2.2% | 583 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.6pp | 17.3% | 4.1% | 2.2% | 614 |
| 2018/19 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 18.2% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 676 |
| 2020/21 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 16.9% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 704 |
| 2021/22 | 9.5% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 29.6% | 5.3% | 4.1% | 714 |
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% | +3.3pp | 32.0% | 5.3% | 4.7% | 782 |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% | +2.6pp | 26.5% | 4.6% | 4.5% | 765 |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% | +2.4pp | 20.6% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 759 |
9 November 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 2016 | — | Good |