Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,965.35
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.8%
of income
In-year balance
-1.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 25.8%, vacancy rate 5.5%.
Elevated: turnover 23.5%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.8% of income.
21 May 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
809
Capacity
810 (100%)
Free school meals
12.9%
English additional lang.
27.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
49.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£55,935
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 817 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 | £6.3m | £6.2m | £4.7m | 74.3% | +£88k | £349k | 5.5% | £7,842 |
| 2022/23 | £6.8m | £6.6m | £4.9m | 72.3% | +£151k | £502k | 7.4% | £8,309 |
| 2023/24 | £7.2m | £7.4m | £5.6m | 76.9% | -£130k | £345k | 4.8% | £8,965 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£646k
Premises
£303k
Other costs
£1.5m
7.4%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
5.4%
Premises (total)
7.9%
Supply staff
4.5%
Catering
2.7%
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 | —* | 55.9 | 80.8% | 57.1% | 72.4% | — | 156 |
* 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 | 54.5 | 14.6 | £45,379 | 12.5% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2021/22 | 54.4 | 14.8 | £44,420 | 28.1% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2022/23 | 51.1 | 15.9 | £47,059 | 23.5% | 1.9% | 3.5 |
| 2023/24 | 51.1 | 15.8 | £51,382 | 25.8% | 5.5% | 4.2 |
| 2024/25 | 49.7 | 16.3 | £55,935 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 12.4% | 4.4% | 0.1% | 153 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 9.8% | 4.5% | 0.1% | 306 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 9.5% | 4.6% | 0.4% | 461 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 10.7% | 4.5% | 1.0% | 609 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 14.4% | 4.6% | 1.1% | 756 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 9.1% | 4.3% | 0.7% | 789 |
| 2020/21 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 10.3% | 4.1% | 0.5% | 812 |
| 2021/22 | 6.9% | 7.1% | -0.2pp | 18.1% | 5.6% | 1.3% | 823 |
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% | +1.0pp | 23.0% | 5.9% | 1.9% | 821 |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% | +1.0pp | 19.8% | 6.2% | 1.4% | 832 |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% | +1.0pp | 20.6% | 5.8% | 1.4% | 817 |
21 May 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 2015 | — | Good |