Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,558.62
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.3%
of income
In-year balance
+8.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.0%.
Elevated: sickness 9.3 days.
2 April 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
877
Capacity
900 (97%)
Free school meals
29.9%
English additional lang.
1.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
50.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£49,042
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.7%
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
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 | £5.5m | £5.5m | £4.2m | 75.4% | -£18k | £207k | 3.7% | £6,334 |
| 2022/23 | £6.0m | £5.6m | £4.4m | 73.8% | +£389k | £317k | 5.3% | £6,959 |
| 2023/24 | £6.6m | £6.0m | £4.8m | 72.8% | +£538k | £482k | 7.3% | £7,559 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£753k
Premises
£230k
Other costs
£1.0m
3.2%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
1.5%
ICT
5.7%
Premises (total)
0.8%
Supply staff
1.1%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 38.8 | 56.4% | 33.7% | 16.3% | — | 172 |
* 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 | 53.0 | 15.8 | £41,238 | 18.9% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2021/22 | 51.4 | 17.0 | £39,902 | 21.0% | 0.0% | 14.0 |
| 2022/23 | 52.8 | 16.3 | £41,003 | 21.6% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2023/24 | 50.0 | 17.4 | £44,794 | 8.1% | 0.0% | 9.3 |
| 2024/25 | 50.5 | 17.4 | £49,042 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 15.5% | 4.1% | 1.4% | 723 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 14.4% | 4.4% | 1.3% | 717 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.7% | 4.2% | 0.8% | 729 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 10.7% | 3.5% | 1.0% | 747 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 10.0% | 3.4% | 1.3% | 770 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 12.1% | 3.6% | 1.7% | 809 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 14.7% | 3.8% | 1.8% | 859 |
| 2021/22 | 11.5% | 7.1% | +4.4pp | 36.7% | 8.3% | 3.2% | 886 |
| 2022/23 | 11.6% | 6.8% | +4.8pp | 30.6% | 7.6% | 4.0% | 883 |
| 2023/24 | 11.3% | 6.6% | +4.7pp | 31.0% | 4.5% | 6.8% | 884 |
| 2024/25 | 11.0% | 6.2% | +4.8pp | 31.1% | 5.7% | 5.2% | 913 |
2 April 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb 2014 | URN 122857 | Good |