Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,772.56
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.5%
of income
In-year balance
+3.7%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.5%.
Elevated: turnover 16.6%.
17 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,626
Capacity
1,372 (119%)
Free school meals
16.5%
English additional lang.
15.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
120.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.5
Mean salary
£60,222
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25 · 1,004 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 | £11.1m | £10.1m | £8.2m | 74.1% | +£1.0m | £1.2m | 10.7% | £7,061 |
| 2022/23 | £12.7m | £11.8m | £9.3m | 73.7% | +£883k | £1.3m | 10.3% | £7,749 |
| 2023/24 | £14.2m | £13.7m | £11.1m | 78.5% | +£520k | £775k | 5.5% | £8,773 |
Teaching staff
£8.4m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£493k
Other costs
£2.0m
4.3%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
6.8%
Premises (total)
2.1%
Supply staff
0.4%
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 | —* | 67.1 | 91.5% | 82.0% | 89.9% | — | 189 |
* 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 | 98.4 | 15.5 | £49,493 | 10.1% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2021/22 | 100.9 | 15.6 | £50,520 | 19.2% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2022/23 | 104.8 | 15.6 | £51,905 | 13.2% | 0.9% | 4.3 |
| 2023/24 | 114.2 | 14.2 | £56,773 | 16.6% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2024/25 | 120.3 | 13.5 | £60,222 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 11.3% | 4.8% | 0.4% | 958 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 9.9% | 4.1% | 0.6% | 984 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 17.5% | 5.3% | 0.5% | 987 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 11.2% | 4.7% | 0.6% | 978 |
| 2017/18 | 6.1% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 15.7% | 5.5% | 0.6% | 986 |
| 2018/19 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 23.1% | 6.0% | 0.8% | 989 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 6.3% | 3.6% | 0.5% | 987 |
| 2021/22 | 6.2% | 7.1% | -0.9pp | 17.3% | 5.6% | 0.6% | 995 |
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% | -0.5pp | 17.6% | 5.4% | 0.9% | 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 6.0% | 6.6% | -0.6pp | 17.6% | 4.6% | 1.3% | 1,006 |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% | +0.7pp | 21.8% | 4.6% | 2.4% | 1,004 |
17 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2012 | — | Outstanding |