Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,835.79
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
89.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-5.7%
of income
In-year balance
-4.6%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 89.1%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.6% of income.
9 November 2011 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,416
Capacity
1,214 (117%)
Free school meals
18.4%
English additional lang.
9.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
88.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.0
Mean salary
£47,620
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
13.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 1,188 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 | £8.1m | £8.0m | £6.8m | 84.6% | +£100k | £404k | 5.0% | £6,131 |
| 2022/23 | £9.0m | £8.8m | £7.6m | 84.4% | +£174k | £249k | 2.8% | £6,546 |
| 2023/24 | £9.7m | £10.2m | £8.7m | 89.1% | -£447k | -£559k | -5.7% | £6,836 |
Teaching staff
£6.1m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£104k
Other costs
£1.4m
13.4%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
1.0%
ICT
3.9%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
1.9%
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 | —* | 50.1 | 73.2% | 53.5% | 44.3% | — | 228 |
* 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 | 76.9 | 16.6 | £39,336 | 4.2% | 0.0% | 8.5 |
| 2021/22 | 86.1 | 15.3 | £39,796 | 8.5% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2022/23 | 90.8 | 15.1 | £38,462 | 7.0% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2023/24 | 92.5 | 15.4 | £42,061 | 9.9% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2024/25 | 88.7 | 16.0 | £47,620 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
13.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 13.4% | 3.3% | 1.7% | 877 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.9% | 3.8% | 1.5% | 871 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.3% | 3.4% | 1.4% | 835 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 13.1% | 3.5% | 1.4% | 810 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 13.5% | 4.1% | 1.3% | 845 |
| 2018/19 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 15.2% | 4.2% | 1.7% | 952 |
| 2020/21 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 15.0% | 4.7% | 1.2% | 1,080 |
| 2021/22 | 8.2% | 7.1% | +1.0pp | 20.9% | 6.4% | 1.7% | 1,151 |
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% | +3.0pp | 25.2% | 6.8% | 3.1% | 1,190 |
| 2023/24 | 7.0% | 6.6% | +0.5pp | 17.3% | 5.2% | 1.8% | 1,196 |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% | +0.4pp | 13.8% | 5.2% | 1.4% | 1,188 |
9 November 2011 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2009 | URN 111402 | Good |