Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,962.23
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
22.9%
of income
In-year balance
+3.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.0%.
9 February 2011 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,160
Capacity
1,175 (99%)
Free school meals
18.5%
English additional lang.
1.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
65.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.8
Mean salary
£49,098
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25 · 1,201 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 | £7.2m | £6.8m | £5.1m | 71.4% | +£410k | £1.1m | 15.6% | £6,152 |
| 2022/23 | £7.6m | £7.8m | £5.5m | 72.6% | -£179k | £940k | 12.4% | £6,543 |
| 2023/24 | £8.1m | £7.9m | £6.0m | 73.4% | +£250k | £1.9m | 22.9% | £6,962 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
Support staff
£729k
Premises
£381k
Other costs
£1.5m
8.1%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
4.4%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
4.5%
Catering
5.1%
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 | 70.2% | 56.6% | 36.8% | — | 228 |
* 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 | 65.0 | 17.8 | £42,567 | 7.8% | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2021/22 | 64.8 | 18.0 | £43,236 | 15.8% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2022/23 | 64.8 | 17.9 | £44,579 | 8.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 66.1 | 17.6 | £46,652 | 4.6% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2024/25 | 65.2 | 17.8 | £49,098 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 10.3% | 3.4% | 0.8% | 1,024 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 10.7% | 3.8% | 0.7% | 1,036 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.3% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 1,022 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 12.7% | 3.6% | 1.5% | 1,045 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 11.9% | 4.1% | 1.5% | 1,054 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 13.0% | 4.1% | 1.5% | 1,105 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 11.2% | 4.0% | 1.3% | 1,183 |
| 2021/22 | 8.5% | 7.1% | +1.3pp | 23.3% | 6.3% | 2.2% | 1,183 |
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% | +0.5pp | 17.9% | 5.1% | 2.2% | 1,187 |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% | +1.5pp | 21.7% | 5.5% | 2.6% | 1,201 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.8pp | 20.6% | 4.6% | 3.4% | 1,201 |
9 February 2011 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 2008 | URN 111414 | Good |