Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,163.28
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.9%
of income
In-year balance
+3.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
20 February 2018 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,085
Capacity
1,138 (95%)
Free school meals
13.2%
English additional lang.
6.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
63.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.2
Mean salary
£49,142
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25 · 940 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 | £6.4m | £6.2m | £4.8m | 74.0% | +£209k | £734k | 11.4% | £6,099 |
| 2022/23 | £6.9m | £6.8m | £5.0m | 73.0% | +£30k | £763k | 11.1% | £6,396 |
| 2023/24 | £7.8m | £7.5m | £5.5m | 71.2% | +£267k | £769k | 9.9% | £7,163 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
Support staff
£581k
Premises
£471k
Other costs
£1.5m
6.9%
Admin staff
1.2%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
3.6%
Premises (total)
1.2%
Supply staff
4.4%
Catering
2.0%
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 | —* | 55.4 | 79.9% | 62.6% | 30.2% | — | 179 |
* 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 | 57.7 | 18.0 | £43,982 | 3.0% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2021/22 | 58.2 | 18.1 | £44,809 | 9.9% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2022/23 | 52.4 | 20.5 | £46,160 | 7.1% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2023/24 | 51.1 | 21.2 | £51,184 | 6.5% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2024/25 | 63.3 | 17.2 | £49,142 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 13.3% | 4.3% | 0.9% | 859 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 13.4% | 4.7% | 1.0% | 842 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.6% | 4.5% | 0.8% | 859 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 12.6% | 4.7% | 0.7% | 894 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 12.9% | 4.6% | 0.7% | 883 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 11.4% | 4.8% | 1.0% | 889 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.9% | 3.7% | 0.5% | 909 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.1pp | 26.7% | 8.3% | 0.9% | 914 |
| 2022/23 | 9.0% | 6.8% | +2.2pp | 23.4% | 7.6% | 1.4% | 932 |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% | +3.2pp | 27.7% | 8.6% | 1.2% | 943 |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% | +2.6pp | 22.6% | 7.7% | 1.2% | 940 |
20 February 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2014 | — | Good |