Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,963.81
2022/23
Staff costs % of income
74.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.2%
of income
In-year balance
-6.7%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 6.7% of income.
Elevated: turnover 21.1%.
31 May 2012 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,021
Capacity
1,030 (99%)
Free school meals
15.1%
English additional lang.
19.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
62.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£44,984
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
13.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25 · 899 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 | £6.2m | £6.0m | £4.3m | 70.3% | +£162k | £1.1m | 17.9% | £6,377 |
| 2022/23 | £6.7m | £7.2m | £5.0m | 74.6% | -£450k | £689k | 10.2% | £6,964 |
Teaching staff
£3.6m
Support staff
£700k
Premises
£396k
Other costs
£1.8m
6.0%
Admin staff
1.5%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
10.1%
Premises (total)
3.8%
Supply staff
4.8%
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 | —* | 54.9 | 83.8% | 59.3% | 7.8% | — | 167 |
* 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 | 55.9 | 16.7 | £39,997 | 13.6% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2021/22 | 54.8 | 17.6 | £41,553 | 25.1% | 0.0% | 8.9 |
| 2022/23 | 52.0 | 18.6 | £41,136 | 26.3% | 0.0% | 8.4 |
| 2023/24 | 60.1 | 16.6 | £42,041 | 21.1% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2024/25 | 62.9 | 16.2 | £44,984 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
13.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 11.9% | 4.1% | 0.6% | 733 |
| 2014/15 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 8.7% | 3.4% | 0.7% | 739 |
| 2015/16 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 6.4% | 3.3% | 0.5% | 732 |
| 2016/17 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 7.9% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 732 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 9.3% | 3.8% | 0.7% | 731 |
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 8.8% | 3.3% | 0.7% | 737 |
| 2020/21 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 9.0% | 3.3% | 0.7% | 800 |
| 2021/22 | 7.3% | 7.1% | +0.1pp | 20.7% | 5.6% | 1.7% | 837 |
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% | -1.0pp | 13.4% | 4.1% | 1.7% | 877 |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% | -1.3pp | 11.3% | 4.0% | 1.2% | 895 |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% | -1.0pp | 13.2% | 4.3% | 1.0% | 899 |
31 May 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2006 | URN 115381 | Outstanding |