Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,275.92
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
76.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.8%
of income
In-year balance
-4.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.1% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 0.8%.
22 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
3,129
Capacity
2,500 (125%)
Free school meals
30.1%
English additional lang.
25.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 3–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
199.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.7
Mean salary
£58,660
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25 · 2,827 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 | £18.8m | £18.0m | £12.5m | 66.5% | +£820k | £1.2m | 6.3% | £7,499 |
| 2022/23 | £20.6m | £21.0m | £14.1m | 68.6% | -£484k | £695k | 3.4% | £7,737 |
| 2023/24 | £23.5m | £23.0m | £16.5m | 70.1% | +£576k | £1.3m | 5.4% | £8,093 |
| 2024/25 | £25.9m | £26.9m | £19.9m | 76.7% | -£1.1m | £218k | 0.8% | £8,276 |
Teaching staff
£14.6m
Support staff
£2.7m
Premises
£1.7m
Other costs
£5.4m
4.4%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
2.8%
ICT
11.2%
Premises (total)
4.0%
Supply staff
4.2%
Catering
1.8%
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 | —* | 50.5 | 72.3% | 50.2% | 7.7% | — | 466 |
* 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 | 157.0 | 14.7 | £49,718 | 11.3% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2021/22 | 155.6 | 16.1 | £49,620 | 19.7% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2022/23 | 164.6 | 16.1 | £50,172 | 15.6% | 0.0% | 2.0 |
| 2023/24 | 173.1 | 16.8 | £54,286 | 13.6% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2024/25 | 199.2 | 15.7 | £58,660 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 15.0% | 4.5% | 0.9% | 1,504 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 15.4% | 4.4% | 0.9% | 1,501 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 12.0% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 1,546 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 14.4% | 4.2% | 0.8% | 1,578 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 14.8% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 1,654 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 14.2% | 3.8% | 1.3% | 1,739 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 14.2% | 3.7% | 1.6% | 1,960 |
| 2021/22 | 9.0% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 30.1% | 6.3% | 2.8% | 2,135 |
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% | +1.4pp | 25.4% | 5.3% | 2.9% | 2,338 |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% | +1.7pp | 25.6% | 5.2% | 3.1% | 2,578 |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% | +1.4pp | 22.1% | 4.9% | 2.8% | 2,827 |
22 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2013 | — | Good |