Per-pupil income
£9,286.12
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
60.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.3%
of income
In-year balance
+4.0%
of income
No active flags for this school.
8 March 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,779
Capacity
1,620 (110%)
Free school meals
22.1%
English additional lang.
89.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
106.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.7
Mean salary
£49,474
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 1,808 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 | £11.6m | £11.0m | £8.0m | 68.5% | +£658k | £1.9m | 16.7% | £6,712 |
| 2022/23 | £14.4m | £10.2m | £8.2m | 56.7% | +£4.1m | £1.7m | 11.9% | £8,542 |
| 2023/24 | £16.2m | £15.5m | £9.8m | 60.5% | +£650k | £1.5m | 9.3% | £9,286 |
Teaching staff
£6.5m
Support staff
£1.9m
Premises
£693k
Other costs
£5.1m
6.4%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
7.0%
Premises (total)
1.3%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
0.2%
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 | —* | 51.6 | 64.9% | 51.9% | 81.1% | — | 322 |
* 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 | 89.8 | 19.5 | £39,703 | 15.8% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2021/22 | 100.4 | 17.2 | £41,953 | 16.9% | 0.0% | 8.5 |
| 2022/23 | 93.7 | 18.0 | £40,203 | 12.4% | 1.1% | 4.9 |
| 2023/24 | 95.2 | 18.3 | £46,314 | 4.2% | 1.0% | 5.1 |
| 2024/25 | 106.8 | 16.7 | £49,474 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.6% | 4.4% | -0.8pp | 6.4% | 2.6% | 1.0% | 1,397 |
| 2014/15 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 6.1% | 2.5% | 1.0% | 1,428 |
| 2015/16 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 7.2% | 2.6% | 1.1% | 1,491 |
| 2016/17 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 7.8% | 2.7% | 1.1% | 1,565 |
| 2017/18 | 4.2% | 4.8% | -0.6pp | 9.2% | 2.9% | 1.3% | 1,704 |
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 9.5% | 2.6% | 1.5% | 1,816 |
| 2020/21 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 7.5% | 2.6% | 1.0% | 1,779 |
| 2021/22 | 5.8% | 7.1% | -1.3pp | 15.4% | 3.8% | 2.0% | 1,755 |
| 2022/23 | 6.0% | 6.8% | -0.8pp | 17.6% | 3.4% | 2.6% | 1,716 |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% | -0.9pp | 15.4% | 3.2% | 2.5% | 1,776 |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% | -0.5pp | 16.1% | 3.5% | 2.2% | 1,808 |
8 March 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 2007 | URN 120282 | Outstanding |