Per-pupil income
£7,316.6
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
14.1%
of income
In-year balance
+5.6%
of income
No active flags for this school.
29 November 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,618
Capacity
1,625 (100%)
Free school meals
26.6%
English additional lang.
4.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
92.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.5
Mean salary
£52,364
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.2%
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25 · 1,649 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 | £9.4m | £9.3m | £7.4m | 78.3% | +£166k | £2.0m | 21.2% | £5,877 |
| 2022/23 | £10.3m | £10.0m | £8.0m | 77.5% | +£287k | £1.8m | 17.9% | £6,468 |
| 2023/24 | £11.8m | £11.1m | £8.7m | 73.4% | +£666k | £1.7m | 14.1% | £7,317 |
Teaching staff
£5.7m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£569k
Other costs
£1.9m
8.8%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
1.2%
ICT
6.4%
Premises (total)
3.7%
Supply staff
2.5%
Catering
0.0%
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 | —* | 54.0 | 76.7% | 62.1% | 47.9% | — | 317 |
* 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 | 96.3 | 16.7 | £42,792 | 6.3% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2021/22 | 100.1 | 16.0 | £43,519 | 9.5% | 0.0% | 1.4 |
| 2022/23 | 98.7 | 16.2 | £44,570 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2023/24 | 98.7 | 16.4 | £47,859 | 20.1% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2024/25 | 92.4 | 17.5 | £52,364 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 10.7% | 3.4% | 1.1% | 1,563 |
| 2014/15 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 8.8% | 3.1% | 1.1% | 1,543 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 9.8% | 2.6% | 1.6% | 1,588 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 9.2% | 2.7% | 1.6% | 1,573 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 11.3% | 3.0% | 1.9% | 1,609 |
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 8.8% | 2.3% | 1.8% | 1,610 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.9% | 3.6% | 1.2% | 1,616 |
| 2021/22 | 7.4% | 7.1% | +0.2pp | 21.6% | 4.9% | 2.5% | 1,636 |
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% | -0.4pp | 17.7% | 3.6% | 2.8% | 1,623 |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% | +0.3pp | 17.8% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 1,632 |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% | +0.2pp | 17.4% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 1,649 |
29 November 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 2011 | URN 111435 | Outstanding |