Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£9,146.21
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
81.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-0.5%
of income
In-year balance
+0.2%
of income
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -0.5%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.5%.
4 June 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,290
Capacity
1,480 (87%)
Free school meals
30.9%
English additional lang.
59.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
80.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.0
Mean salary
£59,693
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.
28.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25 · 1,132 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 | £9.8m | £10.1m | £8.1m | 82.8% | -£299k | -£49k | -0.5% | £7,472 |
| 2022/23 | £10.6m | £10.6m | £8.2m | 77.0% | +£75k | £26k | 0.2% | £8,147 |
| 2023/24 | £11.2m | £11.3m | £8.6m | 77.1% | -£105k | -£80k | -0.7% | £8,541 |
| 2024/25 | £11.8m | £11.8m | £9.6m | 81.5% | +£25k | -£55k | -0.5% | £9,146 |
Teaching staff
£6.6m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£521k
Other costs
£1.6m
5.3%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
6.3%
Premises (total)
8.2%
Supply staff
3.0%
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 | —* | 56.5 | 77.9% | 65.3% | 44.7% | — | 199 |
* 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 | 79.8 | 16.2 | £51,457 | 10.8% | 1.2% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 83.4 | 15.7 | £54,579 | 11.7% | 2.3% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 82.8 | 15.8 | £50,778 | 16.0% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2023/24 | 80.1 | 16.3 | £56,381 | 17.9% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2024/25 | 80.8 | 16.0 | £59,693 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +1.3pp | 13.3% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 1,095 |
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 17.1% | 4.5% | 1.6% | 1,116 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.8% | 4.5% | 1.3% | 1,111 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 14.9% | 4.7% | 1.1% | 1,117 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 13.7% | 4.3% | 1.5% | 1,098 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 16.6% | 4.5% | 1.5% | 1,104 |
| 2020/21 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 19.9% | 5.0% | 2.0% | 1,138 |
| 2021/22 | 9.0% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 30.6% | 6.5% | 2.5% | 1,136 |
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% | +1.8pp | 27.4% | 5.6% | 3.0% | 1,137 |
| 2023/24 | 8.0% | 6.6% | +1.4pp | 23.3% | 5.0% | 3.0% | 1,140 |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% | +2.9pp | 28.0% | 6.0% | 3.1% | 1,132 |
4 June 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2014 | — | Good |