Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,678.84
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.5%
of income
In-year balance
+4.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.
18 April 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,197
Capacity
1,215 (99%)
Free school meals
26.0%
English additional lang.
13.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
70.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£49,790
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25 · 1,243 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 | £7.8m | £7.6m | £6.1m | 78.1% | +£215k | £514k | 6.6% | £6,601 |
| 2022/23 | £8.7m | £8.2m | £6.4m | 74.3% | +£492k | £388k | 4.5% | £7,266 |
| 2023/24 | £9.0m | £8.7m | £6.9m | 76.2% | +£382k | £41k | 0.5% | £7,679 |
Teaching staff
£5.1m
Support staff
£610k
Premises
£493k
Other costs
£1.3m
8.9%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
1.2%
ICT
5.6%
Premises (total)
3.6%
Supply staff
1.9%
Catering
1.7%
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 | —* | 43.0 | 64.0% | 43.2% | 16.5% | — | 236 |
* 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 | 73.0 | 16.2 | £44,816 | 15.9% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2021/22 | 74.8 | 15.9 | £43,639 | 11.6% | 1.3% | 8.8 |
| 2022/23 | 70.4 | 17.0 | £44,982 | 14.7% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2023/24 | 72.6 | 16.2 | £46,598 | 12.5% | 1.4% | 7.0 |
| 2024/25 | 70.4 | 17.0 | £49,790 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 13.5% | 4.5% | 1.1% | 1,225 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 12.1% | 4.2% | 1.2% | 1,195 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.8% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 1,193 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 16.1% | 4.4% | 1.5% | 1,208 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 16.1% | 4.7% | 1.6% | 1,203 |
| 2018/19 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 16.6% | 4.7% | 2.0% | 1,206 |
| 2020/21 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 9.9% | 2.8% | 1.6% | 1,206 |
| 2021/22 | 6.3% | 7.1% | -0.9pp | 16.3% | 4.5% | 1.7% | 1,206 |
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% | +1.9pp | 27.3% | 5.9% | 2.8% | 1,223 |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% | +2.1pp | 25.7% | 5.5% | 3.1% | 1,220 |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% | +2.9pp | 23.7% | 5.3% | 3.8% | 1,243 |
18 April 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2010 | URN 114604 | Good |