Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,577.9
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+1.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
12 September 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
339
Capacity
435 (78%)
Free school meals
21.2%
English additional lang.
1.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
22.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.4
Mean salary
£53,268
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 359 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 | £2.2m | £2.1m | £1.7m | 77.3% | +£55k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,469 |
| 2022/23 | £2.4m | £2.2m | £1.8m | 74.9% | +£185k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,797 |
| 2023/24 | £2.7m | £2.6m | £1.9m | 72.2% | +£51k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,578 |
Teaching staff
£1.3m
Support staff
£85k
Premises
£172k
Other costs
£521k
16.3%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
10.8%
Premises (total)
2.1%
Supply staff
3.2%
Catering
0.6%
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 | —* | 44.3 | 72.7% | 47.3% | 56.4% | — | 55 |
* 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 | 18.6 | 17.1 | £42,556 | 7.0% | 0.0% | 0.4 |
| 2021/22 | 22.1 | 15.4 | £43,357 | 19.7% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2022/23 | 22.9 | 15.5 | £45,649 | 20.4% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2023/24 | 22.4 | 15.8 | £48,741 | 17.0% | 0.0% | 1.3 |
| 2024/25 | 22.0 | 15.4 | £53,268 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 11.0% | 3.8% | 0.7% | 317 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 10.4% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 279 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 8.4% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 284 |
| 2016/17 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 9.9% | 3.7% | 0.5% | 273 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 14.8% | 4.8% | 0.4% | 283 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 10.6% | 4.3% | 0.7% | 312 |
| 2020/21 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 9.2% | 3.5% | 0.5% | 328 |
| 2021/22 | 7.5% | 7.1% | +0.3pp | 18.9% | 6.0% | 1.5% | 359 |
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% | +2.8pp | 26.9% | 8.0% | 1.6% | 368 |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% | +2.3pp | 24.7% | 6.9% | 1.9% | 373 |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% | +2.1pp | 24.2% | 6.3% | 2.0% | 359 |
12 September 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Sept 2010 | URN 124814 | Good |