Per-pupil income
£7,023.26
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
19.3%
of income
In-year balance
+6.8%
of income
No active flags for this school.
23 May 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,543
Capacity
1,600 (96%)
Free school meals
12.1%
English additional lang.
3.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
104.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.8
Mean salary
£50,088
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.
14.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 1,275 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 | £8.4m | £6.6m | 69.2% | +£1.1m | £2.6m | 27.3% | £6,022 |
| 2022/23 | £10.4m | £9.8m | £7.3m | 70.6% | +£570k | £2.8m | 26.9% | £6,535 |
| 2023/24 | £10.9m | £10.1m | £8.0m | 73.6% | +£734k | £2.1m | 19.3% | £7,023 |
Teaching staff
£6.3m
Support staff
£711k
Premises
£327k
Other costs
£1.8m
5.4%
Admin staff
-0.2%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
2.6%
Premises (total)
2.1%
Supply staff
5.0%
Catering
0.6%
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 | —* | 53.0 | 77.1% | 55.5% | 53.5% | — | 245 |
* 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 | 92.0 | 17.2 | £43,425 | 31.2% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2021/22 | 71.3 | 22.1 | £44,891 | 8.5% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 96.8 | 16.4 | £46,851 | 12.7% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2023/24 | 95.5 | 16.2 | £51,422 | 6.3% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2024/25 | 104.1 | 14.8 | £50,088 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 7.5% | 3.1% | 0.7% | 1,303 |
| 2021/22 | 7.3% | 7.1% | +0.1pp | 19.7% | 5.6% | 1.6% | 1,296 |
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% | -0.1pp | 17.1% | 4.6% | 2.1% | 1,314 |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% | +0.2pp | 16.6% | 4.7% | 2.0% | 1,297 |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% | +0.3pp | 14.8% | 4.4% | 2.0% | 1,275 |
23 May 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good