Flags
4
3 high
Per-pupil income
£7,615.65
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
84.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-11.3%
of income
In-year balance
-3.9%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 84.5%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -11.3%.
Reserves fell from -6.6% to -11.3% over 3 years
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.9% of income.
24 October 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,134
Capacity
1,190 (95%)
Free school meals
15.2%
English additional lang.
23.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
76.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.9
Mean salary
£52,710
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25 · 939 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 | £7.6m | £7.8m | £6.3m | 83.4% | -£241k | -£714k | -9.4% | £6,359 |
| 2022/23 | £7.7m | £7.5m | £6.1m | 79.5% | +£204k | -£511k | -6.6% | £6,628 |
| 2023/24 | £8.6m | £8.7m | £6.6m | 77.1% | -£127k | -£638k | -7.4% | £7,460 |
| 2024/25 | £8.6m | £9.0m | £7.3m | 84.5% | -£337k | -£975k | -11.3% | £7,616 |
Teaching staff
£5.9m
Support staff
£666k
Premises
£437k
Other costs
£1.2m
5.9%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
7.5%
Premises (total)
2.2%
Supply staff
1.4%
Catering
5.9%
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 | —* | 55.6 | 85.9% | 65.1% | 34.9% | — | 192 |
* 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 | 81.3 | 14.3 | £46,550 | 6.8% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2021/22 | 81.2 | 14.7 | £47,010 | 16.5% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2022/23 | 76.8 | 15.1 | £46,873 | 13.0% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2023/24 | 77.6 | 14.9 | £52,702 | 9.3% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2024/25 | 76.1 | 14.9 | £52,710 | —% | 1.3% | — |
Overall absence
6.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.1% | 4.4% | -0.3pp | 5.3% | 3.7% | 0.4% | 775 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 8.5% | 4.0% | 0.6% | 788 |
| 2015/16 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 6.1% | 3.7% | 0.3% | 786 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 8.3% | 4.2% | 0.5% | 824 |
| 2017/18 | 4.4% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 7.4% | 4.1% | 0.3% | 850 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 11.1% | 4.7% | 0.5% | 882 |
| 2020/21 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 11.4% | 3.7% | 0.8% | 944 |
| 2021/22 | 8.5% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 34.7% | 6.8% | 1.7% | 954 |
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% | -0.2pp | 18.2% | 5.7% | 0.9% | 946 |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% | -0.1pp | 18.9% | 5.1% | 1.3% | 944 |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% | +0.2pp | 16.3% | 5.3% | 1.1% | 939 |
24 October 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec 2008 | — | Good |