Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,669.32
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
11.2%
of income
In-year balance
+11.5%
of income
Elevated: sickness 10.0 days.
16 October 2018 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,437
Capacity
1,297 (111%)
Free school meals
18.9%
English additional lang.
35.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
78.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.3
Mean salary
£54,859
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25 · 1,226 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 | £9.4m | £8.3m | £6.5m | 68.5% | +£1.1m | £2.5m | 26.3% | £6,223 |
| 2022/23 | £10.3m | £9.8m | £7.0m | 67.9% | +£543k | £1.6m | 15.7% | £6,612 |
| 2023/24 | £11.6m | £10.2m | £7.7m | 67.0% | +£1.3m | £1.3m | 11.2% | £7,669 |
Teaching staff
£5.8m
Support staff
£486k
Premises
£742k
Other costs
£1.7m
6.1%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
4.7%
Premises (total)
5.4%
Supply staff
4.3%
Catering
0.5%
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 | —* | 52.6 | 72.0% | 54.4% | 79.5% | — | 239 |
* 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 | 86.6 | 16.7 | £44,514 | 13.9% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2021/22 | 84.4 | 17.9 | £46,765 | 16.1% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2022/23 | 81.1 | 19.3 | £49,431 | 10.6% | 0.0% | 10.0 |
| 2023/24 | 80.8 | 18.6 | £49,133 | 13.6% | 2.4% | 8.6 |
| 2024/25 | 78.4 | 18.3 | £54,859 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 13.9% | 4.5% | 0.9% | 1,136 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.1% | 4.9% | 0.7% | 1,142 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 13.0% | 4.2% | 0.8% | 1,164 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.6% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 1,136 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 14.3% | 4.6% | 1.1% | 1,177 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 12.5% | 4.3% | 1.0% | 1,197 |
| 2020/21 | 3.3% | 4.5% | -1.2pp | 5.5% | 2.7% | 0.6% | 1,267 |
| 2021/22 | 6.2% | 7.1% | -1.0pp | 17.8% | 5.4% | 0.8% | 1,294 |
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% | -0.5pp | 17.1% | 5.3% | 1.0% | 1,308 |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% | -0.8pp | 14.0% | 5.0% | 0.8% | 1,254 |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% | +0.3pp | 15.7% | 5.5% | 1.1% | 1,226 |
16 October 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2013 | — | Good |