Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,114.57
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
80.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.7%
of income
In-year balance
+1.1%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
26 November 2014 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
722
Capacity
710 (102%)
Free school meals
15.5%
English additional lang.
2.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
41.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.3
Mean salary
£49,236
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.6%
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
6.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 731 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 | £4.6m | £3.9m | £3.2m | 70.1% | +£677k | £9k | 0.2% | £6,650 |
| 2022/23 | £4.7m | £4.5m | £3.7m | 78.5% | +£245k | £231k | 4.9% | £7,051 |
| 2023/24 | £5.0m | £5.0m | £4.0m | 80.3% | +£53k | £234k | 4.7% | £7,115 |
Teaching staff
£3.0m
Support staff
£626k
Premises
£223k
Other costs
£715k
5.8%
Admin staff
2.7%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
5.6%
Premises (total)
2.4%
Supply staff
0.8%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 47.6 | 77.0% | 52.6% | 28.1% | — | 135 |
* 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 | 42.2 | 16.5 | £43,537 | 6.2% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2021/22 | 43.7 | 15.7 | £43,937 | 11.9% | 0.0% | 8.3 |
| 2022/23 | 43.4 | 15.5 | £44,121 | 11.0% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2023/24 | 44.8 | 15.8 | £44,056 | 15.8% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2024/25 | 41.8 | 17.3 | £49,236 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.0pp | 10.2% | 3.9% | 0.4% | 678 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.6% | 4.1% | 0.5% | 689 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 8.8% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 682 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 9.8% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 683 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.4pp | 8.3% | 3.7% | 0.6% | 675 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 10.3% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 672 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.9% | 4.0% | 0.8% | 708 |
| 2021/22 | 9.0% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 29.2% | 7.2% | 1.9% | 699 |
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% | +1.0pp | 22.7% | 5.8% | 2.0% | 683 |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% | +2.5pp | 27.4% | 6.8% | 2.2% | 719 |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% | +2.4pp | 23.7% | 6.5% | 2.0% | 731 |
26 November 2014 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Sept 2009 | URN 115727 | Good |