Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,906.35
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.8%
of income
In-year balance
+7.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
5 June 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
880
Capacity
900 (98%)
Free school meals
12.8%
English additional lang.
10.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
56.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.5
Mean salary
£57,835
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.7%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.4%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25 · 913 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 | £5.9m | £5.7m | £4.5m | 75.9% | +£257k | £233k | 3.9% | £6,708 |
| 2022/23 | £6.4m | £6.1m | £4.5m | 69.8% | +£379k | £201k | 3.1% | £7,136 |
| 2023/24 | £7.1m | £6.5m | £4.9m | 68.7% | +£547k | £266k | 3.8% | £7,906 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£658k
Premises
£348k
Other costs
£1.3m
4.5%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
2.9%
ICT
8.3%
Premises (total)
1.7%
Supply staff
0.0%
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 | —* | 53.4 | 77.0% | 63.9% | 46.4% | — | 183 |
* 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 | 56.1 | 15.7 | £45,913 | 5.0% | 0.0% | 1.1 |
| 2021/22 | 56.4 | 15.7 | £45,783 | 22.0% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2022/23 | 48.4 | 18.6 | £49,299 | 19.6% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2023/24 | 54.9 | 16.3 | £49,712 | 12.7% | 1.8% | 4.7 |
| 2024/25 | 56.9 | 15.5 | £57,835 | —% | 1.7% | — |
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 12.3% | 3.7% | 1.3% | 911 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.7% | 4.2% | 1.0% | 910 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.5% | 4.1% | 0.5% | 908 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 9.9% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 911 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.0pp | 9.7% | 3.8% | 1.0% | 899 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 14.0% | 4.3% | 1.1% | 890 |
| 2020/21 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 9.2% | 3.3% | 0.7% | 900 |
| 2021/22 | 10.3% | 7.1% | +3.1pp | 32.1% | 8.4% | 1.9% | 909 |
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% | +2.5pp | 26.9% | 7.1% | 2.2% | 937 |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% | +3.3pp | 27.6% | 7.3% | 2.6% | 957 |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% | +2.7pp | 20.6% | 6.4% | 2.5% | 913 |
5 June 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Dec 2009 | URN 125260 | Outstanding |