Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,331.73
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
19.7%
of income
In-year balance
+5.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.9%.
Elevated: turnover 26.7%.
12 March 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
671
Capacity
1,000 (67%)
Free school meals
17.4%
English additional lang.
6.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
38.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.5
Mean salary
£48,809
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.5%
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
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 | £4.3m | £4.3m | £3.5m | 81.5% | +£13k | £616k | 14.3% | £6,899 |
| 2022/23 | £4.3m | £4.3m | £3.3m | 75.9% | +£74k | £690k | 15.9% | £6,732 |
| 2023/24 | £4.7m | £4.5m | £3.4m | 72.5% | +£242k | £932k | 19.7% | £7,332 |
Teaching staff
£2.5m
Support staff
£464k
Premises
£267k
Other costs
£787k
9.4%
Admin staff
3.5%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
7.6%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
1.7%
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 | —* | 40.1 | 53.1% | 31.0% | 15.9% | — | 113 |
* 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 | 41.6 | 15.8 | £43,950 | 18.6% | 0.0% | 1.9 |
| 2021/22 | 35.8 | 17.4 | £46,388 | 8.4% | 0.0% | 1.8 |
| 2022/23 | 37.5 | 17.2 | £47,698 | 26.7% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2023/24 | 37.3 | 17.3 | £49,964 | 23.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 2024/25 | 38.3 | 17.5 | £48,809 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 13.4% | 3.7% | 1.3% | 778 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 13.8% | 4.0% | 1.5% | 781 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 9.1% | 3.4% | 1.3% | 739 |
| 2016/17 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 13.5% | 4.2% | 2.0% | 713 |
| 2017/18 | 7.2% | 4.8% | +2.4pp | 17.5% | 4.7% | 2.5% | 730 |
| 2018/19 | 7.0% | 4.6% | +2.4pp | 18.4% | 5.3% | 1.7% | 713 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.1% | 3.8% | 1.6% | 635 |
| 2021/22 | 9.8% | 7.1% | +2.7pp | 28.2% | 6.7% | 3.2% | 632 |
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% | +1.6pp | 24.6% | 4.4% | 4.1% | 679 |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% | +3.8pp | 32.8% | 6.2% | 4.2% | 676 |
| 2024/25 | 10.9% | 6.2% | +4.7pp | 32.7% | 6.5% | 4.4% | 698 |
12 March 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2014 | URN 125281 | Good |