Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£10,158.66
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
73.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
16.5%
of income
In-year balance
-0.6%
of income
Elevated: turnover 20.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.
23 January 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,190
Capacity
1,440 (83%)
Free school meals
40.2%
English additional lang.
29.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
67.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.7
Mean salary
£57,571
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25 · 1,054 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 | £9.7m | £9.5m | £6.9m | 71.3% | +£136k | £1.6m | 16.7% | £8,547 |
| 2022/23 | £10.2m | £10.5m | £7.5m | 74.3% | -£302k | £1.3m | 12.9% | £8,602 |
| 2023/24 | £11.5m | £10.8m | £7.9m | 68.3% | +£763k | £2.1m | 18.0% | £9,526 |
| 2024/25 | £12.1m | £12.2m | £8.8m | 73.0% | -£77k | £2.0m | 16.5% | £10,159 |
Teaching staff
£6.2m
Support staff
£934k
Premises
£1.2m
Other costs
£2.2m
9.3%
Admin staff
-0.3%
Energy
2.4%
ICT
5.3%
Premises (total)
3.3%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
9.5%
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 | —* | 45.3 | 64.1% | 46.7% | 34.9% | — | 195 |
* 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 | 74.5 | 14.5 | £46,746 | 18.4% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2021/22 | 80.2 | 14.1 | £47,602 | 21.1% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2022/23 | 76.8 | 15.4 | £48,640 | 28.4% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2023/24 | 73.1 | 16.5 | £50,838 | 20.3% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2024/25 | 67.3 | 17.7 | £57,571 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.8% | 4.4% | +1.4pp | 16.1% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 943 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 15.1% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 860 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.2% | 2.9% | 2.4% | 802 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 13.0% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 832 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.0pp | 9.4% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 841 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 12.4% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 936 |
| 2020/21 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 17.6% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 1,022 |
| 2021/22 | 7.4% | 7.1% | +0.3pp | 21.5% | 3.3% | 4.2% | 1,023 |
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% | +1.7pp | 26.6% | 3.3% | 5.2% | 1,104 |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% | +2.5pp | 27.8% | 3.0% | 6.1% | 1,087 |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% | +2.5pp | 23.4% | 4.0% | 4.8% | 1,054 |
23 January 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2015 | — | Good |