Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£11,340.85
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
70.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
22.9%
of income
In-year balance
+6.5%
of income
DfE scrutinises reserves above 20% of income. Current level: 22.9%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.9% of income.
Elevated: turnover 18.5%.
24 April 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,281
Capacity
1,260 (102%)
Free school meals
45.3%
English additional lang.
28.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
83.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.3
Mean salary
£62,185
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.2%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
8.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.1%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25 · 1,066 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 | £11.6m | £11.5m | £8.9m | 76.4% | +£125k | £2.8m | 24.0% | £9,216 |
| 2022/23 | £12.5m | £12.7m | £9.9m | 79.0% | -£154k | £2.6m | 21.0% | £9,682 |
| 2023/24 | £13.2m | £13.5m | £10.1m | 76.1% | -£244k | £2.4m | 18.0% | £10,140 |
| 2024/25 | £14.5m | £13.6m | £10.2m | 70.5% | +£941k | £3.3m | 22.9% | £11,341 |
Teaching staff
£7.0m
Support staff
£1.6m
Premises
£587k
Other costs
£2.8m
3.9%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
1.1%
ICT
7.0%
Premises (total)
6.3%
Supply staff
4.5%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 56.9 | 81.2% | 63.8% | 71.5% | — | 207 |
* 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 | 84.1 | 15.2 | £53,329 | 16.9% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2021/22 | 84.5 | 14.9 | £52,296 | 19.8% | 0.0% | 7.7 |
| 2022/23 | 88.1 | 14.7 | £56,530 | 20.5% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2023/24 | 84.5 | 15.4 | £59,789 | 18.5% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2024/25 | 83.9 | 15.3 | £62,185 | —% | 1.2% | — |
Overall absence
4.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
8.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.0pp | 10.9% | 3.7% | 0.7% | 1,053 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 8.2% | 3.1% | 1.1% | 1,069 |
| 2015/16 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 5.1% | 2.7% | 0.8% | 1,062 |
| 2016/17 | 3.4% | 4.6% | -1.2pp | 3.7% | 2.4% | 1.0% | 1,066 |
| 2017/18 | 3.6% | 4.8% | -1.1pp | 5.9% | 2.4% | 1.3% | 1,050 |
| 2018/19 | 3.3% | 4.6% | -1.3pp | 4.0% | 2.1% | 1.1% | 1,063 |
| 2020/21 | 2.3% | 4.5% | -2.3pp | 1.6% | 1.8% | 0.5% | 1,050 |
| 2021/22 | 3.1% | 7.1% | -4.0pp | 4.4% | 2.4% | 0.7% | 1,067 |
| 2022/23 | 3.6% | 6.8% | -3.2pp | 5.8% | 2.4% | 1.2% | 1,063 |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% | -2.3pp | 9.7% | 3.3% | 1.0% | 1,064 |
| 2024/25 | 4.0% | 6.2% | -2.2pp | 8.6% | 3.1% | 0.9% | 1,066 |
24 April 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 2013 | — | Outstanding |