Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,206.67
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
11.2%
of income
In-year balance
+1.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.
12 November 2014 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
951
Capacity
900 (106%)
Free school meals
34.7%
English additional lang.
36.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
60.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.8
Mean salary
£53,589
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 981 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 | £6.4m | £6.2m | £4.7m | 73.7% | +£208k | £1.1m | 16.6% | £6,904 |
| 2022/23 | £6.8m | £6.9m | £5.2m | 77.2% | -£82k | £976k | 14.4% | £7,274 |
| 2023/24 | £7.3m | £7.6m | £5.3m | 72.4% | -£251k | £725k | 9.9% | £7,656 |
| 2024/25 | £7.8m | £7.7m | £5.8m | 74.4% | +£152k | £877k | 11.2% | £8,207 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
Support staff
£780k
Premises
£428k
Other costs
£1.4m
6.4%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
9.3%
Premises (total)
1.2%
Supply staff
2.3%
Catering
1.3%
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 | 62.1% | 39.6% | 31.3% | — | 182 |
* 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 | 57.3 | 16.0 | £44,514 | 18.9% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2021/22 | 59.5 | 15.6 | £44,445 | 32.9% | 0.0% | 8.9 |
| 2022/23 | 59.8 | 15.6 | £47,288 | 21.8% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2023/24 | 58.9 | 16.2 | £46,754 | 12.9% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2024/25 | 60.1 | 15.8 | £53,589 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 12.9% | 3.3% | 2.0% | 855 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.7% | 3.5% | 1.9% | 872 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 16.2% | 3.5% | 2.2% | 895 |
| 2016/17 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 18.4% | 3.6% | 2.8% | 931 |
| 2017/18 | 6.5% | 4.8% | +1.7pp | 17.2% | 4.1% | 2.4% | 960 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 14.5% | 3.6% | 2.1% | 971 |
| 2020/21 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 20.4% | 5.1% | 1.9% | 943 |
| 2021/22 | 8.7% | 7.1% | +1.5pp | 28.3% | 5.7% | 3.0% | 960 |
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% | +1.4pp | 26.4% | 5.5% | 2.7% | 960 |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% | +2.7pp | 31.0% | 5.8% | 3.5% | 984 |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% | +2.8pp | 26.7% | 5.5% | 3.5% | 981 |
12 November 2014 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 2010 | — | Good |