Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,199.48
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
81.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.3%
of income
In-year balance
-0.3%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.5%.
30 January 2012 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,270
Capacity
1,289 (99%)
Free school meals
7.1%
English additional lang.
5.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
80.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.9
Mean salary
£41,195
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25 · 1,072 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 | £7.6m | £7.4m | £6.2m | 81.3% | +£185k | £589k | 7.8% | £5,624 |
| 2022/23 | £8.4m | £8.2m | £6.7m | 79.1% | +£251k | £605k | 7.2% | £6,428 |
| 2023/24 | £8.3m | £8.4m | £6.8m | 81.5% | -£27k | £277k | 3.3% | £7,199 |
Teaching staff
£5.3m
Support staff
£415k
Premises
£485k
Other costs
£1.1m
5.6%
Admin staff
3.5%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
7.0%
Premises (total)
6.4%
Supply staff
0.6%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 50.6 | 78.0% | 50.0% | 19.2% | — | 214 |
* 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 | 83.3 | 16.0 | £42,347 | 8.4% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2021/22 | 83.3 | 16.2 | £43,543 | 4.8% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2022/23 | 78.8 | 16.6 | £38,869 | 11.9% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2023/24 | 79.2 | 14.6 | £40,057 | 6.9% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2024/25 | 80.1 | 15.9 | £41,195 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 14.8% | 4.5% | 0.3% | 994 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 8.6% | 4.0% | 0.3% | 1,011 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 10.9% | 4.2% | 0.4% | 1,018 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 10.2% | 4.1% | 0.5% | 1,044 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 8.3% | 3.9% | 0.4% | 1,043 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 8.6% | 4.2% | 0.6% | 1,079 |
| 2020/21 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 7.8% | 3.5% | 0.4% | 1,077 |
| 2021/22 | 8.5% | 7.1% | +1.3pp | 28.7% | 7.7% | 0.8% | 1,069 |
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% | +1.6pp | 28.4% | 7.3% | 1.1% | 1,069 |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% | +0.4pp | 19.9% | 5.8% | 1.1% | 1,073 |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% | -0.4pp | 14.7% | 4.9% | 0.9% | 1,072 |
30 January 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 2009 | URN 124416 | Good |