Per-pupil income
£6,556.36
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+5.7%
of income
No active flags for this school.
6 December 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,676
Capacity
1,485 (113%)
Free school meals
7.5%
English additional lang.
10.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
90.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.5
Mean salary
£49,246
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.7%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25 · 1,192 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 | £9.3m | £8.4m | £7.0m | 74.8% | +£880k | £0 | 0.0% | £5,712 |
| 2022/23 | £10.0m | £9.3m | £7.5m | 75.6% | +£715k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,153 |
| 2023/24 | £10.8m | £10.2m | £8.2m | 75.5% | +£620k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,556 |
Teaching staff
£5.9m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£325k
Other costs
£1.7m
6.1%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
6.5%
Premises (total)
1.8%
Supply staff
0.5%
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 | —* | 59.0 | 85.0% | 68.7% | 73.4% | — | 233 |
* 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 | 79.3 | 20.5 | £43,788 | 3.9% | 2.5% | 2.8 |
| 2021/22 | 82.3 | 19.8 | £44,197 | 7.2% | 1.2% | 4.4 |
| 2022/23 | 88.1 | 18.4 | £44,980 | 11.6% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2023/24 | 86.2 | 19.2 | £47,186 | 8.5% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2024/25 | 90.7 | 18.5 | £49,246 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 12.1% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 962 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 9.7% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 957 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 9.6% | 4.3% | 0.5% | 960 |
| 2016/17 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 13.8% | 5.0% | 0.7% | 983 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 13.4% | 5.0% | 0.6% | 1,057 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 12.9% | 4.5% | 0.8% | 1,087 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 10.8% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 1,179 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 26.0% | 7.3% | 0.8% | 1,183 |
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% | +0.4pp | 19.6% | 6.3% | 0.9% | 1,207 |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% | +0.5pp | 18.9% | 6.0% | 1.1% | 1,209 |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% | +0.4pp | 18.4% | 5.7% | 0.9% | 1,192 |
6 December 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2016 | — | Outstanding |