Flags
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Per-pupil income
£9,899.6
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
64.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
13.3%
of income
In-year balance
+4.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.8%.
11 July 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
746
Capacity
750 (99%)
Free school meals
39.5%
English additional lang.
11.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
48.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.4
Mean salary
£49,715
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
33.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
6.2%
2024/25 · 775 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 | £6.3m | £6.2m | £3.8m | 60.1% | +£117k | £1.1m | 17.9% | £8,378 |
| 2022/23 | £7.0m | £6.7m | £4.3m | 62.1% | +£255k | £1.0m | 14.6% | £9,538 |
| 2023/24 | £7.5m | £7.1m | £4.8m | 64.7% | +£358k | £997k | 13.3% | £9,900 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
Support staff
£591k
Premises
£1.3m
Other costs
£947k
0.0%
Admin staff
1.5%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
2.9%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
1.7%
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 | —* | 41.3 | 57.7% | 33.1% | 37.3% | — | 142 |
* 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 | 41.9 | 17.5 | £46,076 | 22.6% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2021/22 | 47.9 | 15.6 | £46,520 | 14.1% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2022/23 | 47.4 | 15.5 | £45,791 | 32.8% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2023/24 | 47.8 | 15.8 | £46,262 | 15.8% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2024/25 | 48.3 | 15.4 | £49,715 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
33.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.7pp | 15.8% | 4.3% | 1.8% | 761 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 13.1% | 3.4% | 1.2% | 718 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 17.1% | 4.3% | 1.6% | 744 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 15.0% | 3.4% | 2.4% | 721 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 9.7% | 3.4% | 1.6% | 721 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 9.8% | 3.1% | 1.6% | 712 |
| 2020/21 | 8.2% | 4.5% | +3.7pp | 23.6% | 6.3% | 1.9% | 751 |
| 2021/22 | 14.2% | 7.1% | +7.0pp | 44.1% | 8.4% | 5.8% | 767 |
| 2022/23 | 11.8% | 6.8% | +5.0pp | 34.6% | 5.6% | 6.2% | 771 |
| 2023/24 | 11.8% | 6.6% | +5.3pp | 36.0% | 5.8% | 6.0% | 783 |
| 2024/25 | 12.0% | 6.2% | +5.8pp | 33.4% | 5.8% | 6.2% | 775 |
11 July 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 2019 | — | Requires improvement |