Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,124.12
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+5.3%
of income
Elevated: turnover 15.1%.
12 June 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,442
Capacity
1,536 (94%)
Free school meals
19.8%
English additional lang.
7.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
84.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.2
Mean salary
£49,330
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
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 | £9.2m | £9.5m | £6.7m | 73.2% | -£305k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,271 |
| 2022/23 | £9.9m | £9.8m | £7.2m | 73.0% | +£32k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,875 |
| 2023/24 | £10.2m | £9.6m | £7.5m | 74.0% | +£541k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,124 |
Teaching staff
£5.7m
Support staff
£921k
Premises
£478k
Other costs
£1.6m
5.6%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
6.4%
Premises (total)
2.3%
Supply staff
0.4%
Catering
1.3%
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 | —* | 44.4 | 65.4% | 41.5% | 18.4% | — | 234 |
* 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 | 76.5 | 18.6 | £44,272 | 9.7% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2021/22 | 83.7 | 17.5 | £42,996 | 13.1% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2022/23 | 85.1 | 16.9 | £49,559 | 22.3% | 4.5% | 5.5 |
| 2023/24 | 85.4 | 16.7 | £49,320 | 15.1% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2024/25 | 84.0 | 17.2 | £49,330 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 11.7% | 3.3% | 1.5% | 1,218 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.2% | 3.7% | 1.8% | 1,215 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.1% | 3.2% | 1.5% | 1,203 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 13.6% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 1,215 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 14.9% | 3.6% | 2.1% | 1,226 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 12.4% | 3.5% | 1.6% | 1,226 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.6% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 1,233 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +1.0pp | 24.1% | 5.8% | 2.4% | 1,231 |
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% | +2.7pp | 28.6% | 6.5% | 3.0% | 1,226 |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% | +1.9pp | 25.9% | 6.0% | 2.4% | 1,211 |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% | +1.6pp | 21.1% | 5.5% | 2.4% | 1,188 |
12 June 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Sept 2008 | URN 125255 | Good |