Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£6,829.8
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
88.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.6%
of income
In-year balance
-7.1%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 88.5%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 7.1% of income.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.2%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 3.6%.
22 March 2018 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,484
Capacity
1,800 (82%)
Free school meals
17.7%
English additional lang.
1.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
90.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.4
Mean salary
£46,702
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 1,394 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 | £9.5m | £9.3m | £7.4m | 78.2% | +£214k | £912k | 9.6% | £6,015 |
| 2022/23 | £9.5m | £9.5m | £7.6m | 80.0% | -£45k | £868k | 9.1% | £6,050 |
| 2023/24 | £10.3m | £10.1m | £8.3m | 80.2% | +£215k | £1.1m | 10.5% | £6,860 |
| 2024/25 | £10.1m | £10.9m | £9.0m | 88.5% | -£721k | £361k | 3.6% | £6,830 |
Teaching staff
£6.6m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£592k
Other costs
£1.3m
7.0%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
7.3%
Premises (total)
0.6%
Supply staff
0.6%
Catering
1.2%
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 | —* | 46.9 | 66.8% | 50.6% | 23.4% | — | 265 |
* 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 | 86.4 | 19.1 | £41,838 | 7.4% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2021/22 | 89.5 | 17.6 | £43,800 | 22.4% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2022/23 | 90.5 | 17.3 | £42,377 | 21.8% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2023/24 | 94.1 | 15.9 | £44,505 | 14.9% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2024/25 | 90.3 | 16.4 | £46,702 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 14.3% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 1,067 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 9.0% | 3.5% | 0.8% | 1,666 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 9.2% | 3.0% | 1.5% | 1,595 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 8.7% | 3.3% | 1.0% | 1,548 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 10.3% | 3.5% | 1.2% | 1,549 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 11.9% | 3.3% | 1.4% | 1,473 |
| 2020/21 | 3.2% | 4.5% | -1.3pp | 6.5% | 2.5% | 0.7% | 1,400 |
| 2021/22 | 9.5% | 7.1% | +2.4pp | 32.8% | 7.8% | 1.8% | 1,352 |
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 20.6% | 5.5% | 2.3% | 1,387 |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% | +1.9pp | 23.9% | 5.7% | 2.8% | 1,382 |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% | +1.6pp | 24.0% | 5.2% | 2.6% | 1,394 |
22 March 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2013 | — | Good |