Flags
6
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,221.02
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
70.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-0.9%
of income
In-year balance
+4.1%
of income
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -5.4%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -0.9%.
Elevated: turnover 22.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.7% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
7 November 2017 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,099
Capacity
1,125 (98%)
Free school meals
23.8%
English additional lang.
7.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
58.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.8
Mean salary
£50,646
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25 · 1,157 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 | £7.2m | £7.2m | £5.5m | 76.8% | +£36k | £51k | 0.7% | £6,543 |
| 2022/23 | £7.7m | £7.9m | £5.9m | 77.0% | -£197k | -£145k | -1.9% | £6,868 |
| 2023/24 | £8.4m | £8.7m | £6.3m | 75.9% | -£308k | -£453k | -5.4% | £7,590 |
| 2024/25 | £9.0m | £8.7m | £6.4m | 70.3% | +£371k | -£82k | -0.9% | £8,221 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£721k
Other costs
£1.6m
6.0%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
5.7%
Premises (total)
1.9%
Supply staff
4.8%
Catering
4.1%
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 | —* | 45.5 | 66.1% | 45.4% | 61.0% | — | 218 |
* 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 | 62.5 | 17.4 | £40,440 | 7.4% | 0.0% | 8.5 |
| 2021/22 | 64.0 | 17.2 | £42,722 | 12.5% | 0.0% | 8.3 |
| 2022/23 | 65.2 | 17.1 | £43,113 | 22.1% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2023/24 | 60.3 | 18.1 | £45,867 | 11.7% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2024/25 | 58.4 | 18.8 | £50,646 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.1% | 4.4% | +1.7pp | 18.3% | 3.9% | 2.2% | 1,054 |
| 2014/15 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 17.9% | 4.2% | 2.3% | 1,048 |
| 2015/16 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 15.4% | 4.2% | 1.9% | 1,056 |
| 2016/17 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 17.2% | 4.5% | 1.7% | 1,066 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 15.7% | 3.9% | 1.7% | 1,075 |
| 2018/19 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 13.5% | 4.0% | 1.9% | 1,083 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 13.8% | 4.1% | 1.4% | 1,115 |
| 2021/22 | 9.0% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 27.2% | 6.6% | 2.4% | 1,135 |
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% | +2.4pp | 25.8% | 6.2% | 3.0% | 1,141 |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% | +2.4pp | 23.7% | 5.9% | 3.1% | 1,143 |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% | +1.9pp | 21.4% | 5.0% | 3.2% | 1,157 |
7 November 2017 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb 2013 | — | Good |