Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,392.45
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.8%
of income
In-year balance
+4.5%
of income
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.9%.
28 January 2015 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,780
Capacity
1,750 (102%)
Free school meals
21.2%
English additional lang.
4.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
99.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.9
Mean salary
£48,978
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.9%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.7%
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
3.9%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25 · 1,824 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 | £10.2m | £9.5m | £7.2m | 70.8% | +£695k | £1.0m | 9.8% | £6,097 |
| 2022/23 | £12.5m | £10.9m | £7.8m | 62.2% | +£1.6m | £1.2m | 9.8% | £7,217 |
| 2023/24 | £13.1m | £12.5m | £8.7m | 66.1% | +£594k | £889k | 6.8% | £7,392 |
Teaching staff
£6.4m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£542k
Other costs
£3.3m
2.4%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
11.1%
Premises (total)
4.7%
Supply staff
5.9%
Catering
1.5%
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 | —* | 49.9 | 77.0% | 60.5% | 27.3% | — | 352 |
* 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 | 97.4 | 16.6 | £38,302 | 17.4% | 0.0% | 12.0 |
| 2021/22 | 93.1 | 18.0 | £38,006 | 24.1% | 0.0% | 8.8 |
| 2022/23 | 103.2 | 16.8 | £42,101 | 17.9% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2023/24 | 101.3 | 17.5 | £43,581 | 18.2% | 3.8% | 6.9 |
| 2024/25 | 99.5 | 17.9 | £48,978 | —% | 3.9% | — |
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 9.6% | 3.0% | 1.5% | 1,207 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.8% | 3.2% | 1.5% | 1,240 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.4% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 1,268 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 11.5% | 3.1% | 1.5% | 1,339 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 14.1% | 3.4% | 1.9% | 1,400 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 14.7% | 3.4% | 2.3% | 1,500 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 13.0% | 2.0% | 2.8% | 1,640 |
| 2021/22 | 8.0% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 25.4% | 4.6% | 3.5% | 1,722 |
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% | +1.8pp | 25.9% | 4.1% | 4.5% | 1,771 |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% | +1.6pp | 23.2% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 1,829 |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% | +1.5pp | 20.6% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 1,824 |
28 January 2015 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Jun 2010 | URN 107576 | Good |