Per-pupil income
£8,579.2
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.2%
of income
In-year balance
+10.0%
of income
Elevated: turnover 19.3%.
Elevated: turnover 15.9%.
18 October 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,061
Capacity
1,050 (101%)
Free school meals
17.9%
English additional lang.
18.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
70.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.0
Mean salary
£53,188
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.1%
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
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25 · 1,091 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 | £7.4m | £7.9m | £6.3m | 85.8% | -£533k | £873k | 11.8% | £7,626 |
| 2022/23 | £8.5m | £7.8m | £6.2m | 72.3% | +£730k | £1.1m | 13.0% | £8,351 |
| 2023/24 | £9.0m | £8.1m | £6.7m | 75.0% | +£897k | £913k | 10.2% | £8,579 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
Support staff
£909k
Premises
£301k
Other costs
£1.0m
4.5%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
4.5%
Premises (total)
1.1%
Supply staff
0.8%
Catering
2.1%
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 | —* | 47.4 | 66.0% | 49.5% | 66.0% | — | 206 |
* 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 | 62.0 | 14.8 | £48,478 | 13.5% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2021/22 | 65.9 | 14.7 | £47,889 | 19.7% | 0.0% | 7.9 |
| 2022/23 | 71.3 | 14.3 | £47,668 | 19.3% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2023/24 | 71.2 | 14.7 | £48,960 | 15.9% | 1.4% | 3.6 |
| 2024/25 | 70.7 | 15.0 | £53,188 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 11.8% | 4.0% | 0.2% | 710 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 12.0% | 4.2% | 0.4% | 736 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 10.1% | 3.6% | 0.9% | 770 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 12.5% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 767 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.0pp | 9.7% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 791 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 9.7% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 822 |
| 2020/21 | 3.2% | 4.5% | -1.3pp | 4.5% | 2.8% | 0.4% | 938 |
| 2021/22 | 6.5% | 7.1% | -0.7pp | 17.3% | 5.3% | 1.1% | 1,001 |
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% | -0.5pp | 14.6% | 4.3% | 2.0% | 1,036 |
| 2023/24 | 6.0% | 6.6% | -0.5pp | 16.0% | 3.7% | 2.4% | 1,076 |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% | -0.1pp | 14.8% | 4.0% | 2.1% | 1,091 |
18 October 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 2011 | — | Good |