Flags
5
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,713.05
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
80.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.2%
of income
In-year balance
-3.5%
of income
Elevated: turnover 17.0%, sickness 8.3 days.
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 10.8% to 5.2%.
Elevated: turnover 16.5%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.5% of income.
5 October 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,329
Capacity
1,288 (103%)
Free school meals
25.0%
English additional lang.
43.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
63.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
21.0
Mean salary
£51,370
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.6%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25 · 913 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 | £8.5m | £8.4m | £6.5m | 76.2% | +£149k | £944k | 11.1% | £6,293 |
| 2022/23 | £9.1m | £9.1m | £7.0m | 77.0% | +£38k | £981k | 10.8% | £6,759 |
| 2023/24 | £9.6m | £9.7m | £7.4m | 77.1% | -£91k | £891k | 9.2% | £7,138 |
| 2024/25 | £10.3m | £10.6m | £8.2m | 80.2% | -£362k | £529k | 5.2% | £7,713 |
Teaching staff
£5.9m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£511k
Other costs
£1.9m
6.8%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
3.7%
ICT
8.8%
Premises (total)
1.0%
Supply staff
1.1%
Catering
2.4%
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 | —* | 58.6 | 83.5% | 75.3% | 53.5% | — | 170 |
* 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 | 69.1 | 19.1 | £47,584 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2021/22 | 71.1 | 19.0 | £49,379 | 18.6% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2022/23 | 69.7 | 19.3 | £48,888 | 16.5% | 1.4% | 5.1 |
| 2023/24 | 66.9 | 20.2 | £51,102 | 17.0% | 0.0% | 8.3 |
| 2024/25 | 63.2 | 21.0 | £51,370 | —% | 1.6% | — |
Overall absence
6.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 6.8% | 3.9% | 0.3% | 952 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.2% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 958 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | 0.0pp | 8.4% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 932 |
| 2016/17 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 6.8% | 3.5% | 0.5% | 923 |
| 2017/18 | 4.1% | 4.8% | -0.7pp | 8.0% | 3.4% | 0.7% | 922 |
| 2018/19 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.8pp | 6.9% | 3.2% | 0.7% | 922 |
| 2020/21 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 16.8% | 5.6% | 0.7% | 930 |
| 2021/22 | 7.1% | 7.1% | -0.1pp | 21.6% | 6.0% | 1.1% | 925 |
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% | +0.5pp | 24.6% | 6.4% | 0.9% | 930 |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% | -0.9pp | 15.1% | 4.8% | 0.9% | 929 |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% | -0.1pp | 16.5% | 5.1% | 0.9% | 913 |
5 October 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2006 | — | Outstanding |