Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,739.13
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
17.3%
of income
In-year balance
+10.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
27 February 2018 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
990
Capacity
990 (100%)
Free school meals
15.8%
English additional lang.
13.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 13–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
53.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.7
Mean salary
£60,765
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25 · 768 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 | £5.9m | £5.8m | £4.6m | 78.3% | +£52k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,295 |
| 2022/23 | £6.8m | £6.2m | £4.8m | 70.2% | +£657k | £918k | 13.4% | £7,139 |
| 2023/24 | £7.5m | £6.7m | £5.3m | 71.1% | +£757k | £1.3m | 17.3% | £7,739 |
Teaching staff
£3.8m
Support staff
£989k
Premises
£180k
Other costs
£1.2m
4.8%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.8%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
0.5%
Catering
1.3%
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 | —* | 47.8 | 71.7% | 52.6% | 28.3% | — | 247 |
* 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 | 19.4 | £49,231 | 8.9% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 49.7 | 18.7 | £48,805 | 9.9% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2022/23 | 51.4 | 18.7 | £48,205 | 10.3% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.3 | 18.8 | £54,428 | 15.2% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2024/25 | 53.0 | 18.7 | £60,765 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 11.9% | 3.4% | 1.6% | 683 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 12.6% | 4.4% | 0.9% | 653 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 10.9% | 4.2% | 0.8% | 634 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 13.5% | 3.9% | 1.2% | 594 |
| 2017/18 | 5.9% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 14.9% | 4.8% | 1.1% | 624 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 13.1% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 620 |
| 2020/21 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 20.4% | 6.0% | 1.3% | 676 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.2pp | 28.2% | 6.3% | 3.0% | 703 |
| 2022/23 | 10.6% | 6.8% | +3.7pp | 30.4% | 7.4% | 3.1% | 740 |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% | +2.8pp | 25.4% | 7.0% | 2.4% | 755 |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% | +3.2pp | 23.7% | 7.1% | 2.3% | 768 |
27 February 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2013 | URN 110056 | Requires improvement |