Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£12,939.79
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
79.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
12.1%
of income
In-year balance
+0.9%
of income
Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 25.6%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.2%.
28 November 2018 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
594
Capacity
600 (99%)
Free school meals
45.2%
English additional lang.
46.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
49.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
12.0
Mean salary
£57,333
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25 · 638 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 | £5.7m | £5.5m | £4.5m | 78.0% | +£219k | £558k | 9.8% | £9,588 |
| 2022/23 | £6.2m | £6.1m | £4.7m | 75.7% | +£160k | £846k | 13.6% | £10,252 |
| 2023/24 | £7.0m | £7.0m | £5.4m | 76.6% | +£18k | £865k | 12.4% | £10,626 |
| 2024/25 | £7.7m | £7.6m | £6.1m | 79.2% | +£67k | £932k | 12.1% | £12,940 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
Support staff
£938k
Premises
£276k
Other costs
£1.3m
6.2%
Admin staff
1.5%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
3.3%
Premises (total)
8.5%
Supply staff
4.3%
Catering
1.2%
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 | —* | 47.9 | 64.5% | 43.0% | 63.6% | — | 107 |
* 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 | 39.0 | 15.0 | £49,584 | 8.7% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2021/22 | 38.6 | 15.4 | £52,163 | 22.7% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2022/23 | 41.1 | 14.7 | £51,069 | 23.1% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2023/24 | 49.1 | 13.4 | £52,068 | 24.2% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2024/25 | 49.3 | 12.0 | £57,333 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.4% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 11.9% | 2.9% | 1.5% | 387 |
| 2014/15 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 11.3% | 2.6% | 1.8% | 423 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 11.8% | 2.6% | 1.9% | 431 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 12.1% | 3.0% | 1.6% | 503 |
| 2017/18 | 4.4% | 4.8% | -0.4pp | 10.9% | 2.7% | 1.7% | 512 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 13.1% | 2.4% | 2.1% | 563 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.8% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 599 |
| 2021/22 | 6.1% | 7.1% | -1.0pp | 18.0% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 616 |
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% | +0.4pp | 20.5% | 4.3% | 3.0% | 619 |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% | +1.0pp | 22.2% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 693 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 25.6% | 4.6% | 3.0% | 638 |
28 November 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2015 | — | Good |