Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,391.44
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
32.9%
of income
In-year balance
+4.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 16.9%.
15 January 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
2,355
Capacity
2,220 (106%)
Free school meals
17.0%
English additional lang.
35.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 3–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
135.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£41,639
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.7%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 2,115 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 | £10.0m | £9.5m | £7.9m | 78.7% | +£438k | £2.1m | 20.9% | £5,192 |
| 2022/23 | £11.9m | £10.4m | £8.3m | 69.9% | +£1.4m | £3.5m | 29.6% | £5,663 |
| 2023/24 | £14.0m | £13.4m | £10.1m | 71.7% | +£681k | £4.6m | 32.9% | £6,391 |
Teaching staff
£7.8m
Support staff
£1.5m
Premises
£798k
Other costs
£2.5m
4.3%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
7.8%
Premises (total)
1.2%
Supply staff
1.2%
Catering
3.7%
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 | —* | 49.1 | 67.8% | 46.4% | 28.0% | — | 332 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 85.0% | 78.0% | 80.0% | 68.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 78.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 68.0% | — |
| 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 | 94.2 | 18.0 | £35,566 | 22.3% | 0.0% | 1.9 |
| 2021/22 | 95.9 | 20.1 | £39,309 | 26.3% | 2.0% | 6.4 |
| 2022/23 | 92.6 | 22.6 | £39,364 | 39.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 119.2 | 18.4 | £39,768 | 16.9% | 2.5% | 4.1 |
| 2024/25 | 135.2 | 17.4 | £41,639 | —% | 0.7% | — |
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.2pp | 10.0% | 3.6% | 0.9% | 954 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 9.8% | 3.7% | 1.1% | 964 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.0% | 3.6% | 1.1% | 983 |
| 2016/17 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 8.9% | 3.3% | 1.2% | 1,011 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 9.5% | 3.2% | 1.3% | 1,025 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 7.3% | 3.1% | 1.2% | 1,181 |
| 2020/21 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 7.7% | 2.8% | 0.8% | 1,557 |
| 2021/22 | 5.5% | 7.1% | -1.6pp | 13.2% | 4.2% | 1.3% | 1,771 |
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% | +1.1pp | 23.0% | 5.8% | 2.1% | 1,995 |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% | +0.9pp | 21.3% | 5.7% | 1.8% | 2,085 |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% | +0.6pp | 18.4% | 5.4% | 1.4% | 2,115 |
15 January 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 2013 | URN 110516 | Good |