Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,212.9
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-0.4%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.3%.
25 June 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
749
Capacity
750 (100%)
Free school meals
10.9%
English additional lang.
7.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
42.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.6
Mean salary
£51,927
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 772 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 | £4.8m | £4.4m | £3.6m | 76.2% | +£402k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,185 |
| 2022/23 | £5.2m | £5.3m | £4.0m | 76.4% | -£39k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,728 |
| 2023/24 | £5.6m | £5.6m | £4.4m | 78.3% | -£24k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,213 |
Teaching staff
£3.1m
Support staff
£796k
Premises
£254k
Other costs
£984k
4.6%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
5.0%
Premises (total)
2.5%
Supply staff
4.7%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 54.3 | 79.4% | 62.6% | 61.9% | — | 155 |
* 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 | 49.7 | 15.5 | £41,082 | 6.0% | 0.0% | 0.8 |
| 2021/22 | 48.2 | 16.1 | £42,144 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2022/23 | 52.6 | 14.7 | £40,341 | 17.4% | 0.0% | 0.4 |
| 2023/24 | 45.6 | 17.0 | £48,221 | 15.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2024/25 | 42.5 | 17.6 | £51,927 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 8.0% | 3.6% | 0.5% | 300 |
| 2014/15 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 7.2% | 3.9% | 0.5% | 405 |
| 2015/16 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 10.4% | 3.7% | 0.7% | 546 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 8.9% | 3.4% | 1.1% | 606 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 8.9% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 666 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 8.7% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 703 |
| 2020/21 | 2.9% | 4.5% | -1.6pp | 4.2% | 2.4% | 0.5% | 779 |
| 2021/22 | 6.1% | 7.1% | -1.0pp | 13.1% | 5.0% | 1.2% | 785 |
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% | +0.6pp | 19.1% | 5.7% | 1.7% | 784 |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% | +0.7pp | 18.5% | 5.5% | 1.7% | 784 |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% | +0.3pp | 14.6% | 5.1% | 1.4% | 772 |
25 June 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb 2015 | — | Good |