Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,854.13
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-0.3%
of income
Elevated: turnover 25.8%.
Elevated: turnover 18.8%.
14 May 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,590
Capacity
1,300 (122%)
Free school meals
39.1%
English additional lang.
61.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 3–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
91.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.3
Mean salary
£55,770
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.
16.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25 · 1,305 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 | £10.9m | £11.3m | £8.7m | 79.5% | -£376k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,895 |
| 2022/23 | £11.8m | £11.7m | £8.8m | 74.9% | +£109k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,394 |
| 2023/24 | £12.7m | £12.7m | £9.6m | 75.6% | -£42k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,854 |
Teaching staff
£6.3m
Support staff
£1.9m
Premises
£760k
Other costs
£2.4m
7.4%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
7.6%
Premises (total)
2.5%
Supply staff
4.7%
Catering
0.3%
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 | —* | 51.9 | 77.5% | 56.6% | 51.1% | — | 182 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 92.0% | 73.0% | 85.0% | 72.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 63.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 65.0% | — |
| 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 | 96.8 | 15.7 | £43,123 | 9.3% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2021/22 | 97.7 | 16.2 | £40,770 | 8.5% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2022/23 | 98.2 | 16.2 | £41,791 | 25.8% | 1.0% | 5.2 |
| 2023/24 | 94.6 | 17.0 | £49,427 | 18.8% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2024/25 | 91.7 | 17.3 | £55,770 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 13.0% | 3.7% | 1.3% | 768 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 10.3% | 3.4% | 1.1% | 809 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.1% | 3.7% | 1.3% | 884 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 13.0% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 1,052 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 9.0% | 3.3% | 1.2% | 1,140 |
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 8.3% | 2.9% | 1.2% | 1,188 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.8% | 3.3% | 1.4% | 1,265 |
| 2021/22 | 6.5% | 7.1% | -0.6pp | 20.1% | 4.8% | 1.7% | 1,300 |
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% | -0.0pp | 21.5% | 5.0% | 1.7% | 1,310 |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% | -0.1pp | 17.5% | 4.8% | 1.6% | 1,312 |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% | +0.2pp | 16.7% | 4.8% | 1.6% | 1,305 |
14 May 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2014 | — | Good |