Per-pupil income
£6,486.49
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
42.2%
of income
In-year balance
+4.7%
of income
No active flags for this school.
4 December 2018 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,143
Capacity
970 (118%)
Free school meals
17.3%
English additional lang.
4.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
65.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.6
Mean salary
£48,321
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25 · 1,163 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 | £6.0m | £5.8m | £4.6m | 75.9% | +£244k | £2.3m | 38.4% | £5,463 |
| 2022/23 | £7.3m | £6.3m | £4.9m | 67.0% | +£1.0m | £3.0m | 41.6% | £6,490 |
| 2023/24 | £7.4m | £7.1m | £5.5m | 73.7% | +£349k | £3.1m | 42.2% | £6,486 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
Support staff
£777k
Premises
£549k
Other costs
£1.1m
3.6%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
1.1%
ICT
10.8%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
1.2%
Catering
1.0%
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 | —* | 51.6 | 82.4% | 54.5% | 73.9% | — | 222 |
* 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 | 52.3 | 20.4 | £46,343 | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0.3 |
| 2021/22 | 55.1 | 20.0 | £45,933 | 3.6% | 0.0% | 0.8 |
| 2022/23 | 55.6 | 20.1 | £47,939 | 13.7% | 0.0% | 2.2 |
| 2023/24 | 64.8 | 17.7 | £43,742 | 4.0% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2024/25 | 65.1 | 17.6 | £48,321 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 11.7% | 3.4% | 1.3% | 844 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 11.5% | 3.0% | 1.5% | 849 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 8.6% | 3.1% | 1.3% | 856 |
| 2016/17 | 3.8% | 4.6% | -0.8pp | 7.9% | 2.3% | 1.5% | 896 |
| 2017/18 | 3.9% | 4.8% | -0.8pp | 8.3% | 2.2% | 1.7% | 939 |
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 7.9% | 2.2% | 1.8% | 1,002 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.6% | 3.1% | 2.4% | 1,087 |
| 2021/22 | 7.5% | 7.1% | +0.4pp | 23.1% | 5.0% | 2.6% | 1,122 |
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% | +0.1pp | 18.3% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 1,145 |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% | -0.1pp | 16.5% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 1,162 |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% | +0.1pp | 15.8% | 3.5% | 2.8% | 1,163 |
4 December 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Sept 2013 | — | Good |