Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,007.81
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
81.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.5%
of income
In-year balance
-4.7%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.7%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.7% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
13 September 2017 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,448
Capacity
1,555 (93%)
Free school meals
19.2%
English additional lang.
5.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
89.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£49,201
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.7%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25 · 1,246 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 | £8.4m | £7.9m | £6.4m | 77.0% | +£426k | £2.4m | 29.0% | £6,030 |
| 2022/23 | £8.1m | £9.1m | £7.1m | 88.5% | -£997k | £1.1m | 13.5% | £5,854 |
| 2023/24 | £9.9m | £10.3m | £8.1m | 81.7% | -£462k | £737k | 7.5% | £7,008 |
Teaching staff
£6.0m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£467k
Other costs
£1.8m
5.3%
Admin staff
3.3%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
8.0%
Premises (total)
1.3%
Supply staff
1.1%
Catering
1.6%
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 | —* | 49.4 | 74.1% | 50.0% | 84.1% | — | 232 |
* 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 | 70.4 | 19.9 | £43,253 | 3.1% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2021/22 | 76.9 | 18.0 | £43,333 | 7.8% | 0.0% | 9.0 |
| 2022/23 | 80.5 | 17.1 | £43,454 | 16.6% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2023/24 | 80.3 | 17.5 | £48,176 | 7.0% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2024/25 | 89.0 | 16.3 | £49,201 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 12.8% | 4.4% | 0.5% | 1,101 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.3% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 1,142 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.1% | 4.0% | 1.0% | 1,187 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 11.7% | 3.3% | 1.7% | 1,202 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 10.1% | 3.4% | 1.4% | 1,204 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 9.8% | 3.1% | 1.6% | 1,190 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | 0.0pp | 11.3% | 3.4% | 1.1% | 1,210 |
| 2021/22 | 7.3% | 7.1% | +0.2pp | 20.1% | 5.2% | 2.2% | 1,207 |
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% | +2.1pp | 25.6% | 5.5% | 3.4% | 1,225 |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% | +2.3pp | 25.8% | 5.7% | 3.1% | 1,246 |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% | +2.4pp | 22.6% | 5.7% | 3.0% | 1,246 |
13 September 2017 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Sept 2010 | URN 114589 | Good |