Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£12,488.6
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.5%
of income
In-year balance
-8.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.5%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 8.8% of income.
Elevated: turnover 21.2%.
5 December 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
803
Capacity
1,050 (76%)
Free school meals
69.8%
English additional lang.
31.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
59.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.5
Mean salary
£55,331
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.7%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25 · 730 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 | £9.1m | £5.8m | 64.6% | -£149k | £936k | 10.5% | £9,933 |
| 2022/23 | £9.6m | £9.3m | £6.1m | 63.7% | +£295k | £1.2m | 12.8% | £10,747 |
| 2023/24 | £10.2m | £9.8m | £6.5m | 63.9% | +£413k | £1.6m | 16.1% | £12,289 |
| 2024/25 | £10.0m | £10.9m | £7.5m | 74.4% | -£886k | £758k | 7.5% | £12,489 |
Teaching staff
£5.7m
Support staff
£556k
Premises
£641k
Other costs
£2.8m
6.0%
Admin staff
2.7%
Energy
2.8%
ICT
5.8%
Premises (total)
3.6%
Supply staff
6.0%
Catering
8.9%
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 | —* | 39.2 | 47.5% | 28.4% | 68.1% | — | 141 |
* 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 | 61.3 | 14.4 | £52,094 | 14.0% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2021/22 | 58.7 | 15.3 | £52,791 | 29.0% | 0.0% | 1.6 |
| 2022/23 | 55.3 | 16.1 | £51,761 | 22.4% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2023/24 | 56.5 | 14.7 | £54,447 | 21.2% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2024/25 | 59.5 | 13.5 | £55,331 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +1.3pp | 15.4% | 4.2% | 1.4% | 748 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 11.1% | 4.0% | 0.5% | 732 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 12.7% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 756 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 11.1% | 3.3% | 1.2% | 775 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.0pp | 11.7% | 3.1% | 1.6% | 776 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 10.8% | 3.1% | 1.4% | 772 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 16.3% | 3.8% | 1.6% | 796 |
| 2021/22 | 7.4% | 7.1% | +0.2pp | 19.9% | 4.5% | 2.8% | 796 |
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% | +3.6pp | 30.3% | 6.0% | 4.3% | 788 |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% | +3.6pp | 30.3% | 6.2% | 4.0% | 772 |
| 2024/25 | 10.5% | 6.2% | +4.3pp | 32.9% | 6.7% | 3.8% | 730 |
5 December 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 2013 | — | Good |