Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,694.89
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.5%
of income
In-year balance
-4.7%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.7% of income.
8 November 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,248
Capacity
1,300 (96%)
Free school meals
13.4%
English additional lang.
20.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
68.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.3
Mean salary
£53,300
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.4%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
3.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
3.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.6%
Unauthorised absence
0.6%
2024/25 · 900 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 | £7.3m | £7.3m | £5.4m | 74.1% | -£27k | £891k | 12.3% | £5,806 |
| 2022/23 | £8.2m | £8.1m | £5.7m | 69.1% | +£115k | £1.0m | 12.3% | £6,584 |
| 2023/24 | £8.4m | £8.8m | £6.2m | 74.0% | -£392k | £549k | 6.5% | £6,695 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
Support staff
£423k
Premises
£433k
Other costs
£2.1m
6.0%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
6.7%
Premises (total)
3.9%
Supply staff
5.8%
Catering
1.9%
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 | —* | 79.5 | 98.9% | 97.7% | 96.0% | — | 176 |
* 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 | 71.3 | 16.8 | £43,540 | 10.4% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2021/22 | 75.2 | 16.6 | £43,287 | 6.7% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2022/23 | 73.5 | 17.0 | £46,897 | 10.2% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2023/24 | 75.2 | 16.6 | £50,142 | 14.6% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2024/25 | 68.2 | 18.3 | £53,300 | —% | 1.4% | — |
Overall absence
3.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
3.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.0% | 4.4% | -1.4pp | 4.2% | 2.6% | 0.4% | 618 |
| 2014/15 | 3.0% | 4.5% | -1.5pp | 4.5% | 2.8% | 0.3% | 615 |
| 2015/16 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 6.8% | 3.1% | 0.5% | 635 |
| 2016/17 | 2.8% | 4.6% | -1.8pp | 3.6% | 2.5% | 0.3% | 664 |
| 2017/18 | 2.9% | 4.8% | -1.9pp | 3.9% | 2.5% | 0.3% | 721 |
| 2018/19 | 2.7% | 4.6% | -1.9pp | 1.9% | 2.4% | 0.4% | 793 |
| 2020/21 | 2.0% | 4.5% | -2.5pp | 2.7% | 1.7% | 0.3% | 882 |
| 2021/22 | 5.6% | 7.1% | -1.5pp | 17.4% | 4.9% | 0.7% | 907 |
| 2022/23 | 3.3% | 6.8% | -3.5pp | 3.9% | 2.5% | 0.8% | 908 |
| 2023/24 | 3.3% | 6.6% | -3.3pp | 3.9% | 2.5% | 0.8% | 903 |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% | -2.9pp | 3.4% | 2.6% | 0.6% | 900 |
8 November 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2012 | — | Outstanding |