Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,825.24
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.2%
of income
In-year balance
+6.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
10 January 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,151
Capacity
1,043 (110%)
Free school meals
44.4%
English additional lang.
34.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
66.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.2
Mean salary
£50,527
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25 · 1,059 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 | £7.5m | £6.9m | £5.4m | 72.0% | +£548k | £926k | 12.3% | £6,801 |
| 2022/23 | £8.3m | £8.0m | £5.8m | 70.3% | +£321k | £775k | 9.3% | £7,356 |
| 2023/24 | £8.9m | £8.3m | £6.3m | 71.1% | +£578k | £819k | 9.2% | £7,825 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
Support staff
£886k
Premises
£479k
Other costs
£1.5m
3.5%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
1.0%
ICT
7.3%
Premises (total)
2.0%
Supply staff
2.2%
Catering
2.1%
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 | —* | 45.8 | 62.2% | 37.8% | 31.3% | — | 201 |
* 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 | 72.7 | 14.5 | £41,168 | 15.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 68.0 | 16.2 | £41,172 | 8.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 69.2 | 16.3 | £44,100 | 14.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 69.3 | 16.3 | £48,217 | 19.6% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2024/25 | 66.8 | 17.2 | £50,527 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.7% | 4.4% | +1.3pp | 15.7% | 4.2% | 1.5% | 923 |
| 2014/15 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 19.9% | 5.2% | 1.6% | 933 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 16.7% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 900 |
| 2016/17 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 16.3% | 1.6% | 4.7% | 910 |
| 2017/18 | 7.1% | 4.8% | +2.3pp | 18.9% | 1.3% | 5.8% | 941 |
| 2018/19 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 18.2% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 930 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.4% | 3.8% | 1.3% | 964 |
| 2021/22 | 8.6% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 29.4% | 6.3% | 2.3% | 1,005 |
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% | +2.1pp | 25.8% | 5.8% | 3.0% | 1,005 |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% | +1.6pp | 24.1% | 5.7% | 2.5% | 1,050 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 24.4% | 5.4% | 2.5% | 1,059 |
10 January 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 2016 | URN 103537 | Requires improvement |