Flags
6
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,237.22
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
83.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
20.4%
of income
In-year balance
-2.7%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 83.6%.
DfE scrutinises reserves above 20% of income. Current level: 24.6%.
DfE scrutinises reserves above 20% of income. Current level: 20.4%.
Elevated: turnover 20.9%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.9%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.7% of income.
29 November 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,348
Capacity
1,300 (104%)
Free school meals
39.8%
English additional lang.
52.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
81.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.5
Mean salary
£59,484
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
13.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
2024/25 · 1,010 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 | £9.9m | £9.5m | £7.7m | 78.2% | +£375k | £2.7m | 27.6% | £7,516 |
| 2022/23 | £9.8m | £10.0m | £8.1m | 82.8% | -£168k | £2.6m | 25.9% | £7,381 |
| 2023/24 | £10.5m | £10.4m | £8.5m | 80.9% | +£20k | £2.6m | 24.6% | £7,773 |
| 2024/25 | £11.1m | £11.4m | £9.3m | 83.6% | -£303k | £2.3m | 20.4% | £8,237 |
Teaching staff
£7.3m
Support staff
£947k
Premises
£592k
Other costs
£1.5m
6.8%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
2.3%
ICT
6.2%
Premises (total)
1.6%
Supply staff
2.3%
Catering
2.8%
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 | —* | 47.3 | 63.5% | 46.9% | 34.9% | — | 192 |
* 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 | 92.2 | 14.4 | £50,698 | 13.0% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2021/22 | 88.2 | 14.9 | £52,842 | 20.9% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2022/23 | 81.8 | 16.3 | £51,950 | 14.4% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 84.5 | 15.9 | £59,115 | 13.4% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2024/25 | 81.6 | 16.5 | £59,484 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
13.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 2.8% | 4.4% | -1.6pp | 3.9% | 2.1% | 0.7% | 940 |
| 2014/15 | 2.5% | 4.5% | -2.0pp | 3.0% | 2.2% | 0.4% | 947 |
| 2015/16 | 2.7% | 4.5% | -1.8pp | 3.6% | 2.3% | 0.4% | 968 |
| 2016/17 | 2.6% | 4.6% | -2.0pp | 2.5% | 2.3% | 0.3% | 981 |
| 2017/18 | 3.0% | 4.8% | -1.8pp | 3.9% | 2.6% | 0.3% | 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 2.5% | 4.6% | -2.1pp | 2.2% | 2.3% | 0.2% | 1,014 |
| 2020/21 | 2.7% | 4.5% | -1.8pp | 4.0% | 2.4% | 0.3% | 1,009 |
| 2021/22 | 4.0% | 7.1% | -3.1pp | 8.5% | 3.4% | 0.6% | 995 |
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% | -1.1pp | 15.9% | 4.7% | 1.1% | 1,014 |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% | -1.0pp | 13.6% | 4.7% | 0.8% | 1,008 |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% | -0.9pp | 13.7% | 4.6% | 0.7% | 1,010 |
29 November 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 2009 | — | Outstanding |