Flags
8
4 high
Per-pupil income
£8,130.1
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
79.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-7.9%
of income
In-year balance
-1.3%
of income
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -7.9%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -7.1%.
Reserves fell from 0.8% to -7.1% over 3 years
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.1%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.0% of income.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.3%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.3% of income.
24 May 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
828
Capacity
1,189 (70%)
Free school meals
31.2%
English additional lang.
30.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
47.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£49,740
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 744 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 | £5.2m | £5.2m | £4.2m | 81.1% | -£22k | £43k | 0.8% | £6,677 |
| 2022/23 | £5.4m | £5.8m | £4.6m | 84.3% | -£363k | -£321k | -5.9% | £6,850 |
| 2023/24 | £6.2m | £6.4m | £4.9m | 79.2% | -£124k | -£445k | -7.1% | £7,667 |
| 2024/25 | £6.7m | £6.8m | £5.3m | 79.3% | -£87k | -£531k | -7.9% | £8,130 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£131k
Other costs
£1.4m
4.5%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
1.5%
ICT
6.5%
Premises (total)
1.3%
Supply staff
4.2%
Catering
2.3%
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 | —* | 39.4 | 50.8% | 26.5% | 16.7% | — | 132 |
* 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 | 45.7 | 16.8 | £43,942 | 10.1% | 0.0% | 2.0 |
| 2021/22 | 46.2 | 16.8 | £43,508 | 6.7% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2022/23 | 46.6 | 17.0 | £43,494 | 12.9% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2023/24 | 49.3 | 16.5 | £48,256 | 16.6% | 0.0% | 8.2 |
| 2024/25 | 47.7 | 17.4 | £49,740 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 12.6% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 563 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.4% | 4.0% | 0.8% | 559 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 12.1% | 4.0% | 1.3% | 585 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 11.4% | 4.2% | 1.4% | 631 |
| 2017/18 | 6.1% | 4.8% | +1.4pp | 14.5% | 4.5% | 1.6% | 689 |
| 2018/19 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 19.6% | 4.8% | 2.0% | 698 |
| 2020/21 | 8.0% | 4.5% | +3.5pp | 25.2% | 5.8% | 2.1% | 726 |
| 2021/22 | 11.6% | 7.1% | +4.5pp | 41.9% | 9.6% | 2.0% | 714 |
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% | +4.5pp | 36.2% | 7.4% | 3.9% | 737 |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% | +3.8pp | 31.7% | 6.9% | 3.5% | 754 |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% | +3.9pp | 30.2% | 6.6% | 3.5% | 744 |
24 May 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2015 | — | Requires improvement |