Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,395.6
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.7%
of income
In-year balance
+12.6%
of income
Elevated: turnover 19.1%, vacancy rate 3.4%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 4.7%.
12 July 2017 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,275
Capacity
1,260 (101%)
Free school meals
51.2%
English additional lang.
49.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
81.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.6
Mean salary
£47,648
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
4.7%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25 · 1,299 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 | £8.9m | £7.7m | £6.0m | 67.7% | +£1.1m | £559k | 6.3% | £6,989 |
| 2022/23 | £9.6m | £8.5m | £6.5m | 67.0% | +£1.1m | £520k | 5.4% | £7,412 |
| 2023/24 | £10.7m | £9.3m | £7.3m | 68.0% | +£1.4m | £711k | 6.7% | £8,396 |
Teaching staff
£5.3m
Support staff
£1.5m
Premises
£399k
Other costs
£1.7m
4.7%
Admin staff
2.7%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
5.0%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
2.6%
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 | —* | 49.1 | 75.3% | 52.5% | 85.1% | — | 255 |
* 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 | 54.0 | 23.4 | £33,833 | 31.5% | 11.5% | 1.9 |
| 2021/22 | 81.0 | 15.7 | £38,757 | 19.8% | 0.0% | 0.1 |
| 2022/23 | 86.0 | 15.1 | £39,430 | 18.6% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2023/24 | 86.1 | 14.8 | £41,843 | 19.1% | 3.4% | 2.4 |
| 2024/25 | 81.6 | 15.6 | £47,648 | —% | 4.7% | — |
Overall absence
6.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 10.8% | 2.4% | 1.2% | 102 |
| 2015/16 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 18.2% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 307 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 14.2% | 3.0% | 2.0% | 578 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 16.4% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 841 |
| 2018/19 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 16.9% | 2.9% | 3.6% | 1,095 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 12.8% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 1,288 |
| 2021/22 | 6.9% | 7.1% | -0.3pp | 19.8% | 3.0% | 3.8% | 1,310 |
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% | +2.4pp | 24.0% | 2.8% | 6.4% | 1,331 |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% | +0.4pp | 19.7% | 3.1% | 3.8% | 1,299 |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% | +0.4pp | 17.2% | 3.6% | 3.1% | 1,299 |
12 July 2017 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding