Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,599.47
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
73.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.5%
of income
In-year balance
-2.7%
of income
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 4.1% to 0.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.7% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 0.5%.
16 May 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,113
Capacity
1,100 (101%)
Free school meals
23.5%
English additional lang.
16.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
63.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.5
Mean salary
£45,671
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25 · 958 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 | £6.7m | £6.5m | £5.1m | 75.3% | +£170k | £276k | 4.1% | £5,929 |
| 2022/23 | £7.2m | £7.3m | £5.4m | 75.3% | -£170k | £106k | 1.5% | £6,161 |
| 2023/24 | £7.8m | £7.6m | £5.5m | 70.9% | +£163k | £269k | 3.4% | £6,694 |
| 2024/25 | £8.5m | £8.7m | £6.2m | 73.1% | -£226k | £42k | 0.5% | £7,599 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
Support staff
£848k
Premises
£933k
Other costs
£1.6m
8.2%
Admin staff
3.5%
Energy
2.2%
ICT
14.2%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
2.7%
Catering
1.2%
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 | —* | 53.2 | 80.4% | 58.7% | 10.1% | — | 179 |
* 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 | 57.0 | 19.9 | £43,349 | 4.7% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2021/22 | 66.0 | 17.2 | £43,112 | 26.9% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2022/23 | 67.5 | 17.2 | £39,895 | 26.4% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2023/24 | 62.3 | 18.6 | £44,082 | 9.3% | 1.6% | 7.6 |
| 2024/25 | 63.8 | 17.5 | £45,671 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.0% | 4.4% | -0.4pp | 8.8% | 3.6% | 0.4% | 924 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 10.3% | 4.2% | 0.3% | 910 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 9.8% | 4.0% | 0.5% | 902 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 11.5% | 4.2% | 0.5% | 916 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 12.7% | 4.5% | 0.8% | 922 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 14.1% | 4.5% | 1.2% | 929 |
| 2020/21 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 10.2% | 3.1% | 0.9% | 954 |
| 2021/22 | 7.3% | 7.1% | +0.2pp | 21.3% | 5.8% | 1.5% | 958 |
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% | +0.4pp | 23.6% | 5.4% | 1.9% | 964 |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% | +1.6pp | 27.4% | 5.6% | 2.6% | 993 |
| 2024/25 | 7.0% | 6.2% | +0.8pp | 18.9% | 4.5% | 2.5% | 958 |
16 May 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 2006 | — | Outstanding |