Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,891.5
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-6.2%
of income
In-year balance
+2.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.2%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 4.3%.
7 November 2017 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
746
Capacity
750 (99%)
Free school meals
34.5%
English additional lang.
5.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
49.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.1
Mean salary
£51,003
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.4%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25 · 698 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 | £4.8m | £4.7m | £3.5m | 73.3% | +£88k | -£102k | -2.1% | £6,669 |
| 2022/23 | £5.2m | £5.3m | £4.1m | 77.8% | -£57k | -£296k | -5.7% | £6,898 |
| 2023/24 | £6.0m | £5.9m | £4.7m | 77.6% | +£120k | -£372k | -6.2% | £7,892 |
Teaching staff
£3.1m
Support staff
£854k
Premises
£208k
Other costs
£1.0m
7.6%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
5.3%
Premises (total)
3.8%
Supply staff
1.9%
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 | —* | 40.1 | 49.3% | 27.0% | 2.0% | — | 152 |
* 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 | 45.0 | 14.5 | £38,976 | 15.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 45.6 | 15.6 | £40,712 | 19.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 45.0 | 16.8 | £46,045 | 11.1% | 4.3% | — |
| 2023/24 | 47.2 | 16.2 | £50,297 | 7.6% | 0.0% | 9.4 |
| 2024/25 | 49.4 | 15.1 | £51,003 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 26.1% | 5.9% | 1.6% | 360 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 18.1% | 5.2% | 0.5% | 354 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 18.9% | 5.1% | 0.9% | 365 |
| 2017/18 | 6.1% | 4.8% | +1.4pp | 19.5% | 4.6% | 1.5% | 420 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 19.0% | 4.2% | 1.6% | 494 |
| 2020/21 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 21.1% | 5.1% | 1.6% | 626 |
| 2021/22 | 10.5% | 7.1% | +3.3pp | 36.1% | 7.3% | 3.2% | 687 |
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% | +3.6pp | 35.5% | 7.1% | 3.3% | 738 |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% | +3.7pp | 32.7% | 6.1% | 4.2% | 737 |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% | +4.0pp | 29.2% | 6.4% | 3.8% | 698 |
7 November 2017 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good