Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,350.97
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-6.1%
of income
In-year balance
-5.6%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.6% of income.
Elevated: turnover 23.9%.
2 July 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,510
Capacity
1,454 (104%)
Free school meals
30.7%
English additional lang.
48.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 4–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
84.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.9
Mean salary
£46,786
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
12.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25 · 1,129 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 | £10.5m | £10.3m | £6.7m | 63.6% | +£255k | -£34k | -0.3% | £7,272 |
| 2022/23 | £12.0m | £12.1m | £7.9m | 65.3% | -£31k | -£66k | -0.6% | £8,197 |
| 2023/24 | £12.5m | £13.2m | £8.6m | 69.1% | -£698k | -£765k | -6.1% | £8,351 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£1.0m
Other costs
£3.5m
2.0%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
8.6%
Premises (total)
0.9%
Supply staff
8.1%
Catering
2.6%
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 | —* | 43.3 | 55.8% | 33.3% | 10.8% | — | 120 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 71.0% | 71.0% | 62.0% | 52.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 60.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 72.0% | — |
| 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 | 73.5 | 19.2 | £37,578 | 14.7% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2021/22 | 73.9 | 19.6 | £38,008 | 15.7% | 0.0% | 8.8 |
| 2022/23 | 76.3 | 19.2 | £37,811 | 24.1% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 79.8 | 18.7 | £39,972 | 23.9% | 1.2% | 4.1 |
| 2024/25 | 84.6 | 17.9 | £46,786 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
12.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 3.2% | 4.6% | -1.4pp | 3.8% | 3.0% | 0.2% | 767 |
| 2017/18 | 3.4% | 4.8% | -1.3pp | 5.1% | 3.2% | 0.2% | 850 |
| 2018/19 | 3.3% | 4.6% | -1.3pp | 5.0% | 2.9% | 0.3% | 942 |
| 2020/21 | 3.0% | 4.5% | -1.5pp | 5.7% | 2.8% | 0.2% | 1,053 |
| 2021/22 | 5.6% | 7.1% | -1.5pp | 15.3% | 4.8% | 0.8% | 1,093 |
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% | -1.7pp | 12.8% | 4.4% | 0.7% | 1,097 |
| 2023/24 | 5.0% | 6.6% | -1.6pp | 11.9% | 4.3% | 0.7% | 1,111 |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% | -1.2pp | 12.1% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 1,129 |
2 July 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good