Per-pupil income
£6,241.29
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
23.8%
of income
In-year balance
+7.7%
of income
No active flags for this school.
5 March 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 13 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,178
Capacity
848 (139%)
Free school meals
10.1%
English additional lang.
17.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
55.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
21.3
Mean salary
£49,781
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 900 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 | £5.9m | £5.3m | £4.0m | 67.5% | +£609k | £1.1m | 18.6% | £5,658 |
| 2022/23 | £6.7m | £6.0m | £4.5m | 66.5% | +£716k | £1.5m | 22.4% | £6,233 |
| 2023/24 | £7.0m | £6.5m | £5.0m | 71.2% | +£534k | £1.7m | 23.8% | £6,241 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
Support staff
£544k
Premises
£417k
Other costs
£1.1m
5.4%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
1.4%
ICT
5.9%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
0.6%
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 | —* | 64.6 | 96.1% | 90.0% | 67.2% | — | 180 |
* 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 | 51.6 | 19.5 | £42,472 | 19.4% | 0.0% | 1.9 |
| 2021/22 | 51.6 | 20.4 | £44,567 | 13.6% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2022/23 | 50.2 | 21.5 | £47,039 | 21.5% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2023/24 | 50.3 | 22.2 | £49,103 | 12.9% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2024/25 | 55.2 | 21.3 | £49,781 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.0% | 4.4% | -1.4pp | 2.9% | 2.8% | 0.2% | 652 |
| 2014/15 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.0pp | 5.0% | 3.1% | 0.4% | 677 |
| 2015/16 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 5.4% | 3.3% | 0.5% | 704 |
| 2016/17 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 8.2% | 3.5% | 0.5% | 730 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | -0.0pp | 8.9% | 3.8% | 1.0% | 741 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 6.9% | 3.4% | 1.0% | 741 |
| 2020/21 | 2.5% | 4.5% | -2.0pp | 3.1% | 2.0% | 0.5% | 778 |
| 2021/22 | 4.8% | 7.1% | -2.4pp | 9.2% | 3.7% | 1.0% | 815 |
| 2022/23 | 5.0% | 6.8% | -1.8pp | 9.8% | 2.8% | 2.2% | 844 |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% | -1.0pp | 19.5% | 4.0% | 1.5% | 876 |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% | -0.8pp | 14.3% | 3.7% | 1.7% | 900 |
5 March 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2010 | URN 118875 | Requires improvement |