Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,841.92
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
80.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
11.8%
of income
In-year balance
-0.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.4%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.
28 November 2017 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,382
Capacity
1,400 (99%)
Free school meals
17.7%
English additional lang.
19.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
86.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.9
Mean salary
£51,959
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 1,114 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 | £8.4m | £6.9m | 82.8% | -£57k | £1.6m | 18.6% | £5,941 |
| 2022/23 | £8.4m | £8.7m | £6.9m | 82.7% | -£345k | £1.2m | 14.4% | £6,036 |
| 2023/24 | £9.6m | £9.6m | £7.7m | 80.6% | -£45k | £1.1m | 11.8% | £6,842 |
Teaching staff
£5.7m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£426k
Other costs
£1.5m
6.8%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
6.2%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
0.9%
Catering
0.4%
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 | —* | 46.3 | 64.0% | 38.3% | 35.5% | — | 214 |
* 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 | 84.6 | 16.4 | £42,318 | 8.0% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2021/22 | 80.9 | 17.4 | £43,710 | 15.8% | 0.0% | 10.0 |
| 2022/23 | 80.5 | 17.3 | £44,007 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2023/24 | 80.4 | 17.4 | £44,527 | 13.2% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2024/25 | 86.7 | 15.9 | £51,959 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 13.1% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 1,146 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.3% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 1,132 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.5% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 1,164 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 13.5% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 1,207 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 13.2% | 4.5% | 0.8% | 1,205 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 13.7% | 4.3% | 1.3% | 1,186 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 13.2% | 4.2% | 0.7% | 1,134 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 25.6% | 6.6% | 1.5% | 1,151 |
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% | +2.6pp | 26.2% | 6.9% | 2.5% | 1,131 |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% | +3.3pp | 28.9% | 7.3% | 2.6% | 1,126 |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% | +3.3pp | 23.4% | 6.8% | 2.7% | 1,114 |
28 November 2017 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 2014 | — | Good |