Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£9,261.61
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
59.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+10.2%
of income
Elevated: turnover 20.1%, vacancy rate 3.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.
28 February 2018 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
792
Capacity
1,024 (77%)
Free school meals
23.8%
English additional lang.
4.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
16.4
Mean salary
£49,239
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25 · 707 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 | £6.2m | £5.6m | £3.6m | 57.2% | +£594k | £175k | 2.8% | £7,427 |
| 2022/23 | £4.2m | £4.0m | £2.4m | 57.5% | +£185k | £0 | 0.0% | £4,871 |
| 2023/24 | £7.6m | £6.8m | £4.5m | 59.3% | +£773k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,262 |
Teaching staff
£3.5m
Support staff
£730k
Premises
£0
Other costs
—
3.1%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
0.0%
Premises (total)
0.1%
Supply staff
0.8%
Catering
21.4%
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 | —* | 43.0 | 62.0% | 34.3% | 64.2% | — | 137 |
* 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 | 45.8 | 18.9 | £44,726 | 12.4% | 4.2% | 5.3 |
| 2021/22 | 44.3 | 18.9 | £43,864 | 12.4% | 2.2% | 7.1 |
| 2022/23 | 55.0 | 15.5 | £46,877 | 26.9% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2023/24 | 51.2 | 16.0 | £49,460 | 20.1% | 3.8% | 5.6 |
| 2024/25 | 48.3 | 16.4 | £49,239 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 12.5% | 4.1% | 1.4% | 727 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.4% | 3.8% | 1.5% | 731 |
| 2015/16 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 16.4% | 4.7% | 1.7% | 699 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 7.7% | 3.5% | 1.2% | 712 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 7.6% | 3.6% | 1.5% | 727 |
| 2018/19 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 9.8% | 4.0% | 1.9% | 732 |
| 2020/21 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 17.0% | 5.2% | 1.6% | 746 |
| 2021/22 | 12.4% | 7.1% | +5.2pp | 37.0% | 9.5% | 2.9% | 760 |
| 2022/23 | 10.0% | 6.8% | +3.2pp | 26.4% | 7.9% | 2.1% | 761 |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% | +3.3pp | 27.1% | 7.5% | 2.3% | 748 |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% | +2.9pp | 22.6% | 6.2% | 2.9% | 707 |
28 February 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 May 2012 | URN 113852 | Good |