Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,710.35
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
63.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
38.7%
of income
In-year balance
+12.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.0%.
21 March 2012 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,481
Capacity
1,800 (82%)
Free school meals
21.2%
English additional lang.
12.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
75.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.7
Mean salary
£52,198
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25 · 1,432 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 | £10.1m | £9.8m | £6.5m | 64.4% | +£340k | £3.0m | 29.2% | £6,648 |
| 2022/23 | £10.9m | £10.1m | £6.7m | 61.7% | +£755k | £3.7m | 34.1% | £7,234 |
| 2023/24 | £11.5m | £10.1m | £7.3m | 63.4% | +£1.4m | £4.4m | 38.7% | £7,710 |
Teaching staff
£5.3m
Support staff
£976k
Premises
£542k
Other costs
£2.2m
4.3%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
4.5%
Premises (total)
3.3%
Supply staff
5.5%
Catering
2.3%
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 | —* | 46.7 | 69.0% | 49.6% | 38.4% | — | 268 |
* 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 | 76.3 | 20.1 | £45,036 | 6.3% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2021/22 | 82.5 | 18.5 | £44,364 | 12.5% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2022/23 | 78.4 | 19.2 | £44,277 | 10.7% | 0.0% | 9.8 |
| 2023/24 | 74.4 | 20.0 | £47,293 | 11.6% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2024/25 | 75.2 | 19.7 | £52,198 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 9.7% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 1,391 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.6% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 1,357 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.1% | 3.8% | 1.1% | 1,369 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.7% | 4.2% | 1.2% | 1,371 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 13.1% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 1,372 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 8.6% | 3.1% | 1.1% | 1,412 |
| 2020/21 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 10.5% | 3.1% | 1.0% | 1,431 |
| 2021/22 | 8.4% | 7.1% | +1.3pp | 28.0% | 6.5% | 1.9% | 1,434 |
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% | +0.8pp | 22.5% | 5.3% | 2.3% | 1,429 |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% | +1.5pp | 25.5% | 5.6% | 2.5% | 1,452 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.8pp | 23.3% | 5.0% | 3.0% | 1,432 |
21 March 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2007 | URN 108297 | Good |