Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,661.82
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
16.1%
of income
In-year balance
+8.6%
of income
Elevated: turnover 20.0%.
15 May 2018 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,178
Capacity
1,188 (99%)
Free school meals
12.8%
English additional lang.
26.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
69.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.9
Mean salary
£65,380
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
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.
16.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 999 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 | £8.4m | £8.0m | £6.4m | 76.1% | +£468k | £1.1m | 13.3% | £7,218 |
| 2022/23 | £8.9m | £8.3m | £6.6m | 74.1% | +£581k | £1.2m | 13.7% | £7,538 |
| 2023/24 | £8.9m | £8.2m | £6.5m | 72.7% | +£766k | £1.4m | 16.1% | £7,662 |
Teaching staff
£5.3m
Support staff
£731k
Premises
£305k
Other costs
£1.4m
3.9%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
1.5%
ICT
4.4%
Premises (total)
0.2%
Supply staff
0.6%
Catering
0.9%
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 | —* | 62.8 | 88.5% | 78.9% | 74.2% | — | 209 |
* 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 | 65.0 | 15.9 | £45,310 | 18.2% | 3.0% | 4.8 |
| 2021/22 | 73.0 | 16.0 | £45,631 | 15.9% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2022/23 | 75.4 | 15.6 | £45,707 | 16.1% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2023/24 | 69.4 | 16.8 | £50,928 | 20.0% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2024/25 | 69.9 | 16.9 | £65,380 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 5.7% | 3.1% | 0.9% | 141 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 10.8% | 3.5% | 1.3% | 341 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 11.3% | 3.4% | 1.6% | 548 |
| 2018/19 | 4.6% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 9.4% | 2.7% | 1.9% | 746 |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.7% | 3.3% | 1.4% | 956 |
| 2021/22 | 7.7% | 7.1% | +0.5pp | 19.4% | 5.2% | 2.4% | 999 |
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% | +0.1pp | 17.0% | 4.7% | 2.2% | 993 |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% | +0.7pp | 18.8% | 4.7% | 2.6% | 998 |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% | +0.2pp | 16.2% | 4.3% | 2.0% | 999 |
15 May 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding