Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,645.44
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.7%
of income
In-year balance
+4.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
6 February 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,139
Capacity
1,200 (95%)
Free school meals
36.5%
English additional lang.
33.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
67.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.8
Mean salary
£42,960
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
4.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25 · 1,100 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 | £7.3m | £6.8m | £5.3m | 72.0% | +£495k | £502k | 6.8% | £6,342 |
| 2022/23 | £8.3m | £7.7m | £5.8m | 69.9% | +£543k | £671k | 8.1% | £7,151 |
| 2023/24 | £8.9m | £8.5m | £6.5m | 72.7% | +£421k | £684k | 7.7% | £7,645 |
Teaching staff
£5.0m
Support staff
£925k
Premises
£566k
Other costs
£1.4m
3.5%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
3.3%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
4.1%
Catering
3.1%
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 | —* | 43.0 | 63.6% | 40.3% | 69.9% | — | 206 |
* 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 | 71.0 | 16.0 | £40,560 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2021/22 | 70.2 | 16.5 | £40,763 | 14.5% | 0.0% | 1.0 |
| 2022/23 | 71.8 | 16.1 | £40,888 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2023/24 | 70.8 | 16.4 | £43,740 | 7.1% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2024/25 | 67.8 | 16.8 | £42,960 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.0pp | 11.5% | 3.1% | 1.2% | 1,007 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 11.4% | 3.2% | 1.3% | 1,009 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 13.1% | 3.4% | 1.6% | 1,022 |
| 2016/17 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 15.3% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 1,023 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 13.8% | 3.5% | 2.0% | 1,011 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 14.1% | 3.5% | 2.1% | 1,020 |
| 2020/21 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 19.0% | 4.7% | 1.8% | 1,031 |
| 2021/22 | 9.2% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 30.9% | 6.7% | 2.5% | 1,063 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.5pp | 26.7% | 5.3% | 3.0% | 1,095 |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% | +1.6pp | 24.9% | 4.9% | 3.3% | 1,120 |
| 2024/25 | 7.0% | 6.2% | +0.8pp | 18.9% | 4.2% | 2.8% | 1,100 |
6 February 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 2009 | URN 124460 | Requires improvement |