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Per-pupil income
£7,141.75
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
16.8%
of income
In-year balance
-8.0%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 8.0% of income.
12 October 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,553
Capacity
1,330 (117%)
Free school meals
16.0%
English additional lang.
70.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
112.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.8
Mean salary
£49,022
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 1,298 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 | £10.2m | £8.7m | £7.1m | 68.8% | +£1.5m | £4.3m | 42.1% | £7,282 |
| 2022/23 | £9.0m | £9.6m | £7.4m | 82.6% | -£565k | £3.2m | 35.5% | £6,443 |
| 2023/24 | £11.1m | £12.0m | £8.2m | 73.9% | -£881k | £1.9m | 16.8% | £7,142 |
Teaching staff
£6.6m
Support staff
£166k
Premises
£379k
Other costs
£3.4m
9.6%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
8.0%
Premises (total)
2.1%
Supply staff
0.8%
Catering
3.0%
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 | —* | 61.5 | 75.5% | 62.7% | 92.8% | — | 306 |
* 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 | 100.8 | 14.2 | £43,295 | 24.8% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2021/22 | 112.2 | 12.5 | £42,339 | 35.6% | 0.0% | 8.3 |
| 2022/23 | 103.4 | 13.5 | £47,588 | 32.9% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2023/24 | 114.6 | 13.5 | £47,355 | 45.6% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2024/25 | 112.4 | 13.8 | £49,022 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.9% | 4.4% | -0.4pp | 6.7% | 3.3% | 0.7% | 1,066 |
| 2014/15 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 5.9% | 3.3% | 0.6% | 1,070 |
| 2015/16 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 6.3% | 3.3% | 0.8% | 1,133 |
| 2016/17 | 3.6% | 4.6% | -1.0pp | 4.9% | 2.9% | 0.6% | 1,181 |
| 2017/18 | 3.3% | 4.8% | -1.4pp | 3.9% | 2.6% | 0.8% | 1,071 |
| 2018/19 | 3.4% | 4.6% | -1.3pp | 4.4% | 2.6% | 0.8% | 1,089 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 10.5% | 3.1% | 1.4% | 1,096 |
| 2021/22 | 6.1% | 7.1% | -1.0pp | 14.8% | 5.0% | 1.1% | 1,109 |
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% | -1.0pp | 14.6% | 4.1% | 1.7% | 1,304 |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% | -0.1pp | 17.3% | 4.4% | 2.0% | 1,298 |
| 2024/25 | 7.0% | 6.2% | +0.8pp | 19.8% | 4.3% | 2.6% | 1,298 |
12 October 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Sept 2008 | URN 101550 | Outstanding |