Flags
6
3 high
Per-pupil income
£7,322.9
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
82.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.4%
of income
In-year balance
-4.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.6%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.0%.
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 14.4% to 4.4%.
Elevated: turnover 16.9%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.6% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 4.4%.
16 April 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,602
Capacity
1,696 (94%)
Free school meals
14.4%
English additional lang.
3.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
94.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.9
Mean salary
£49,050
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25 · 1,349 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 | £9.9m | £9.7m | £7.6m | 77.1% | +£206k | £1.4m | 13.9% | £6,361 |
| 2022/23 | £10.0m | £9.9m | £7.9m | 79.6% | +£53k | £1.4m | 14.4% | £6,299 |
| 2023/24 | £10.6m | £10.9m | £8.8m | 82.8% | -£378k | £1.1m | 10.0% | £6,542 |
| 2024/25 | £11.7m | £12.3m | £9.6m | 82.0% | -£544k | £513k | 4.4% | £7,323 |
Teaching staff
£7.5m
Support staff
£833k
Premises
£470k
Other costs
£2.2m
9.3%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
9.4%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
0.8%
Catering
2.2%
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 | —* | 47.0 | 69.7% | 46.2% | 63.9% | — | 238 |
* 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 | 105.6 | 15.5 | £43,666 | 8.1% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2021/22 | 103.7 | 15.0 | £44,257 | 19.1% | 5.5% | 5.5 |
| 2022/23 | 100.7 | 15.7 | £43,299 | 16.9% | 1.9% | 7.5 |
| 2023/24 | 101.9 | 15.9 | £45,847 | 12.9% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2024/25 | 94.6 | 16.9 | £49,050 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.7% | 4.4% | +1.3pp | 14.2% | 4.8% | 0.9% | 1,364 |
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 14.7% | 4.7% | 1.4% | 1,378 |
| 2015/16 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 14.0% | 4.5% | 1.1% | 1,377 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 12.1% | 4.7% | 1.2% | 1,358 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 13.6% | 4.2% | 1.5% | 1,372 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 11.8% | 3.9% | 1.4% | 1,355 |
| 2020/21 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 17.3% | 4.5% | 1.8% | 1,336 |
| 2021/22 | 11.1% | 7.1% | +3.9pp | 33.8% | 7.7% | 3.4% | 1,315 |
| 2022/23 | 9.0% | 6.8% | +2.2pp | 23.5% | 5.8% | 3.2% | 1,328 |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% | +3.6pp | 27.9% | 7.0% | 3.1% | 1,352 |
| 2024/25 | 10.6% | 6.2% | +4.4pp | 26.6% | 7.6% | 3.0% | 1,349 |
16 April 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 2013 | — | Good |