Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,375.57
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-1.2%
of income
In-year balance
+0.1%
of income
Elevated: turnover 18.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
19 March 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,333
Capacity
1,332 (100%)
Free school meals
24.3%
English additional lang.
6.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
82.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.1
Mean salary
£49,934
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
2024/25 · 1,203 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 | £8.4m | £7.9m | £6.2m | 73.0% | +£546k | £210k | 2.5% | £6,573 |
| 2022/23 | £9.1m | £8.6m | £6.7m | 73.7% | +£517k | £321k | 3.5% | £6,989 |
| 2023/24 | £9.8m | £9.8m | £7.6m | 78.0% | +£6k | -£114k | -1.2% | £7,376 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
Support staff
£1.5m
Premises
£554k
Other costs
£1.6m
4.3%
Admin staff
3.3%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
8.1%
Premises (total)
0.9%
Supply staff
4.7%
Catering
0.0%
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 | —* | 45.9 | 65.0% | 46.6% | 42.6% | — | 223 |
* 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 | 80.1 | 16.2 | £41,002 | 6.2% | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2021/22 | 82.3 | 15.6 | £40,686 | 16.5% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2022/23 | 81.9 | 16.0 | £40,584 | 18.0% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2023/24 | 85.1 | 15.6 | £46,816 | 5.9% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2024/25 | 82.7 | 16.1 | £49,934 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 14.1% | 3.5% | 1.7% | 1,099 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 17.4% | 3.7% | 2.2% | 1,134 |
| 2015/16 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 18.9% | 3.9% | 2.5% | 1,134 |
| 2016/17 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 17.8% | 3.6% | 2.7% | 1,150 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 13.8% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 1,177 |
| 2018/19 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 17.1% | 3.2% | 3.6% | 1,179 |
| 2020/21 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 18.3% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 1,172 |
| 2021/22 | 9.6% | 7.1% | +2.4pp | 26.2% | 4.6% | 5.0% | 1,191 |
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% | +3.1pp | 24.6% | 3.2% | 6.8% | 1,187 |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% | +2.7pp | 22.4% | 3.6% | 5.7% | 1,196 |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% | +3.0pp | 21.8% | 4.0% | 5.2% | 1,203 |
19 March 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Sept 2009 | URN 108064 | Requires improvement |