Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,399.82
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
82.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.8%
of income
In-year balance
-3.0%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.1%.
Elevated: turnover 15.8%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.0% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 2.8%.
7 February 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
2,000
Capacity
2,000 (100%)
Free school meals
20.7%
English additional lang.
31.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
111.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.9
Mean salary
£53,289
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
10.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25 · 1,528 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 | £12.2m | £12.1m | £9.7m | 79.2% | +£125k | £721k | 5.9% | £6,484 |
| 2022/23 | £13.0m | £12.8m | £10.3m | 79.2% | +£158k | £878k | 6.8% | £7,018 |
| 2023/24 | £13.9m | £13.9m | £10.7m | 77.4% | -£25k | £853k | 6.2% | £7,155 |
| 2024/25 | £14.8m | £15.2m | £12.1m | 82.1% | -£438k | £415k | 2.8% | £7,400 |
Teaching staff
£9.4m
Support staff
£1.6m
Premises
£708k
Other costs
£2.4m
5.2%
Admin staff
3.3%
Energy
2.5%
ICT
9.1%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
1.0%
Catering
1.8%
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 | —* | 52.2 | 74.9% | 58.3% | 69.5% | — | 295 |
* 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 | 113.5 | 16.5 | £42,349 | 9.7% | 0.0% | 1.3 |
| 2021/22 | 117.5 | 16.0 | £42,986 | 13.6% | 0.0% | 0.5 |
| 2022/23 | 118.5 | 15.6 | £41,803 | 15.8% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2023/24 | 115.7 | 16.7 | £42,894 | 8.6% | 0.9% | 2.7 |
| 2024/25 | 111.7 | 17.9 | £53,289 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
10.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 14.3% | 3.9% | 1.6% | 1,236 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.0% | 4.3% | 1.6% | 1,294 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 16.5% | 4.0% | 1.8% | 1,359 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 12.6% | 3.5% | 1.4% | 1,402 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 12.2% | 3.7% | 1.8% | 1,449 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 11.9% | 4.1% | 1.3% | 1,512 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 10.3% | 3.3% | 1.0% | 1,519 |
| 2021/22 | 6.9% | 7.1% | -0.3pp | 21.4% | 5.7% | 1.2% | 1,525 |
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% | -1.4pp | 12.8% | 4.5% | 0.9% | 1,534 |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% | -1.5pp | 10.9% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 1,536 |
| 2024/25 | 5.0% | 6.2% | -1.2pp | 10.3% | 4.0% | 1.0% | 1,528 |
7 February 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 2012 | — | Good |