Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,915.01
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
63.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.2%
of income
In-year balance
+1.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
21 January 2015 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
743
Capacity
850 (87%)
Free school meals
27.6%
English additional lang.
1.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
42.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.6
Mean salary
£52,517
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25 · 784 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 | £4.4m | £4.0m | £2.7m | 63.1% | +£351k | £259k | 6.0% | £6,098 |
| 2022/23 | £5.2m | £4.7m | £3.2m | 61.9% | +£529k | £422k | 8.1% | £6,945 |
| 2023/24 | £6.0m | £5.9m | £3.8m | 63.3% | +£76k | £429k | 7.2% | £7,915 |
Teaching staff
£2.7m
Support staff
£157k
Premises
£116k
Other costs
£2.0m
7.0%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
3.7%
Premises (total)
3.0%
Supply staff
3.2%
Catering
0.9%
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 | —* | 44.7 | 57.7% | 38.5% | 22.3% | — | 130 |
* 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 | 33.3 | 19.6 | £43,202 | 15.0% | 2.9% | — |
| 2021/22 | 37.5 | 19.0 | £41,702 | 22.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 38.8 | 19.4 | £46,781 | 12.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 40.7 | 18.5 | £48,617 | 13.3% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2024/25 | 42.2 | 17.6 | £52,517 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 14.1% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 588 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.1% | 4.4% | 1.2% | 539 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 16.4% | 4.1% | 1.6% | 499 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 10.2% | 3.1% | 1.2% | 501 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 12.2% | 4.0% | 1.3% | 516 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 12.4% | 3.6% | 1.9% | 556 |
| 2020/21 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 15.3% | 4.7% | 1.4% | 674 |
| 2021/22 | 9.8% | 7.1% | +2.6pp | 33.6% | 7.4% | 2.4% | 740 |
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% | +4.1pp | 35.4% | 7.8% | 3.1% | 783 |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% | +4.2pp | 32.6% | 8.0% | 2.7% | 786 |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% | +2.6pp | 25.8% | 6.1% | 2.8% | 784 |
21 January 2015 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 2011 | URN 114297 | Good |