Per-pupil income
£8,250
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.0%
of income
In-year balance
+6.2%
of income
Elevated: turnover 17.4%.
15 May 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
738
Capacity
750 (98%)
Free school meals
19.0%
English additional lang.
23.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
47.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.6
Mean salary
£50,681
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
11.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.5%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
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 | £5.0m | £4.7m | £3.8m | 75.5% | +£268k | £549k | 11.0% | £7,106 |
| 2022/23 | £5.4m | £5.3m | £4.2m | 77.2% | +£104k | £232k | 4.3% | £7,378 |
| 2023/24 | £6.2m | £5.8m | £4.6m | 75.1% | +£382k | £123k | 2.0% | £8,250 |
Teaching staff
£3.3m
Support staff
£471k
Premises
£321k
Other costs
£833k
3.6%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.8%
Premises (total)
4.0%
Supply staff
1.0%
Catering
2.8%
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 | —* | 51.0 | 79.2% | 64.6% | 75.0% | — | 144 |
* 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 | 40.4 | 16.4 | £47,066 | 15.0% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2021/22 | 46.0 | 15.2 | £45,995 | 17.4% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2022/23 | 47.0 | 15.7 | £46,692 | 17.0% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2023/24 | 45.6 | 16.4 | £48,840 | 15.3% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2024/25 | 47.2 | 15.6 | £50,681 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
11.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.9% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 17.0% | 4.6% | 1.3% | 524 |
| 2014/15 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 19.1% | 4.9% | 1.0% | 528 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 14.6% | 4.5% | 1.0% | 536 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 14.9% | 4.4% | 1.5% | 569 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 14.4% | 3.3% | 1.9% | 589 |
| 2018/19 | 4.6% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 11.9% | 3.4% | 1.1% | 632 |
| 2020/21 | 2.7% | 4.5% | -1.8pp | 4.5% | 2.2% | 0.5% | 695 |
| 2021/22 | 5.6% | 7.1% | -1.5pp | 12.3% | 4.5% | 1.1% | 717 |
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% | -1.3pp | 15.0% | 3.7% | 1.8% | 758 |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% | -1.5pp | 11.9% | 3.6% | 1.5% | 758 |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% | -1.6pp | 11.1% | 3.5% | 1.1% | 775 |
15 May 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Sept 2009 | URN 102343 | Good |