Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,195.21
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-0.6%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.0%.
16 January 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,144
Capacity
1,142 (100%)
Free school meals
19.0%
English additional lang.
49.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
61.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.6
Mean salary
£51,746
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.7%
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
3.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25 · 957 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 | £7.1m | £7.1m | £5.4m | 76.1% | +£29k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,206 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £7.4m | £5.6m | 75.2% | +£82k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,631 |
| 2023/24 | £7.8m | £7.9m | £6.1m | 78.0% | -£43k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,195 |
Teaching staff
£4.6m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£355k
Other costs
£1.4m
2.9%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
1.5%
ICT
6.8%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
4.7%
Catering
0.9%
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 | —* | 54.5 | 77.6% | 57.4% | 30.6% | — | 183 |
* 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 | 68.2 | 16.7 | £43,001 | 7.0% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2021/22 | 66.7 | 17.1 | £44,318 | 8.8% | 1.5% | 4.6 |
| 2022/23 | 71.6 | 15.8 | £41,586 | 13.4% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2023/24 | 68.8 | 15.8 | £47,747 | 14.7% | 0.0% | 2.2 |
| 2024/25 | 61.7 | 18.6 | £51,746 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 14.4% | 3.6% | 1.8% | 908 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.8% | 3.0% | 1.8% | 911 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.4% | 3.0% | 2.0% | 928 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 11.5% | 2.9% | 1.9% | 966 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.0pp | 11.3% | 3.1% | 1.6% | 959 |
| 2018/19 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 10.6% | 3.0% | 1.7% | 993 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | 0.0pp | 11.3% | 3.2% | 1.3% | 976 |
| 2021/22 | 7.6% | 7.1% | +0.4pp | 24.3% | 5.3% | 2.3% | 992 |
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% | +0.5pp | 21.6% | 4.6% | 2.7% | 965 |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% | +0.3pp | 18.0% | 3.9% | 3.0% | 968 |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% | +0.5pp | 18.4% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 957 |
16 January 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec 2015 | URN 120307 | Requires improvement |