Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,031.69
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
81.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.2%
of income
In-year balance
-4.2%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.7%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.2% of income.
Elevated: turnover 23.4%.
8 May 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,135
Capacity
1,162 (98%)
Free school meals
11.6%
English additional lang.
42.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
79.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.3
Mean salary
£50,998
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25 · 924 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 | £7.0m | £7.0m | £5.9m | 83.5% | +£4k | £760k | 10.8% | £7,046 |
| 2022/23 | £8.5m | £8.3m | £6.6m | 77.7% | +£193k | £952k | 11.3% | £7,691 |
| 2023/24 | £9.1m | £9.5m | £7.5m | 81.7% | -£383k | £568k | 6.2% | £8,032 |
Teaching staff
£5.2m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£692k
Other costs
£1.4m
8.7%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
5.5%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
1.6%
Catering
2.4%
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 | —* | 57.1 | 78.9% | 69.7% | 70.9% | — | 175 |
* 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 | 56.5 | 15.8 | £42,720 | 11.7% | 0.0% | 1.1 |
| 2021/22 | 65.2 | 15.3 | £43,979 | 16.9% | 0.0% | 1.6 |
| 2022/23 | 71.5 | 15.4 | £43,927 | 17.9% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2023/24 | 73.1 | 15.5 | £49,541 | 23.4% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2024/25 | 79.2 | 14.3 | £50,998 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 3.8% | 4.6% | -0.8pp | 6.4% | 2.9% | 0.9% | 171 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 7.6% | 3.4% | 0.8% | 317 |
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 6.9% | 3.3% | 0.8% | 538 |
| 2020/21 | 3.3% | 4.5% | -1.2pp | 6.3% | 2.8% | 0.5% | 908 |
| 2021/22 | 6.2% | 7.1% | -0.9pp | 15.8% | 5.4% | 0.8% | 908 |
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% | -0.3pp | 17.3% | 4.7% | 1.8% | 914 |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% | -0.7pp | 14.7% | 4.8% | 1.1% | 925 |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% | +0.3pp | 17.2% | 5.3% | 1.3% | 924 |
8 May 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding