Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,888.63
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-2.1%
of income
In-year balance
+1.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.0%.
Elevated: turnover 25.3%.
13 September 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
952
Capacity
1,260 (76%)
Free school meals
21.6%
English additional lang.
31.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
62.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.3
Mean salary
£45,986
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.6%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25 · 879 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 | £3.4m | £3.3m | £2.3m | 68.1% | +£93k | £141k | 4.2% | £7,709 |
| 2022/23 | £4.8m | £4.9m | £3.4m | 71.1% | -£140k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,162 |
| 2023/24 | £6.8m | £6.7m | £4.8m | 70.1% | +£80k | -£141k | -2.1% | £7,889 |
Teaching staff
£3.6m
Support staff
£647k
Premises
£452k
Other costs
£1.5m
7.3%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
8.5%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
6.8%
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 | —* | 55.4 | 80.0% | 68.3% | 87.5% | — | 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 | 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 | 15.0 | 15.7 | £45,727 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0 |
| 2021/22 | 29.8 | 14.6 | £42,099 | 13.4% | 0.0% | 1.1 |
| 2022/23 | 44.1 | 15.1 | £42,755 | 13.2% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2023/24 | 56.5 | 15.3 | £47,900 | 25.3% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2024/25 | 62.1 | 15.3 | £45,986 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 9.9% | 3.2% | 0.7% | 252 |
| 2021/22 | 7.5% | 7.1% | +0.3pp | 17.6% | 6.1% | 1.4% | 444 |
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% | +0.5pp | 17.8% | 5.8% | 1.5% | 646 |
| 2023/24 | 8.0% | 6.6% | +1.5pp | 21.2% | 6.0% | 2.1% | 816 |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% | +1.0pp | 20.3% | 5.6% | 1.6% | 879 |
13 September 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding