Flags
4
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,020.25
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-4.3%
of income
Elevated: turnover 24.0%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.3% of income.
Elevated: turnover 16.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
19 September 2017 · Special Measures S5 ReInspection
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
887
Capacity
888 (100%)
Free school meals
25.8%
English additional lang.
20.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
54.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£50,746
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25 · 927 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 | £6.1m | £4.3m | 72.9% | -£109k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,862 |
| 2022/23 | £6.4m | £6.6m | £4.8m | 74.4% | -£202k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,294 |
| 2023/24 | £7.1m | £7.4m | £5.1m | 72.1% | -£304k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,020 |
Teaching staff
£4.1m
Support staff
£335k
Premises
£1.3m
Other costs
£983k
5.5%
Admin staff
1.5%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
18.3%
Premises (total)
3.9%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
0.0%
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 | —* | 45.5 | 69.1% | 45.7% | 60.6% | — | 175 |
* 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 | 51.8 | 16.5 | £44,023 | 15.4% | 0.0% | 0.4 |
| 2021/22 | 52.8 | 16.4 | £46,592 | 20.8% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2022/23 | 57.4 | 15.3 | £49,252 | 24.0% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2023/24 | 54.6 | 16.3 | £49,430 | 16.5% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2024/25 | 54.6 | 16.2 | £50,746 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 9.8% | 4.0% | 0.6% | 846 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.3% | 4.3% | 0.7% | 853 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 13.0% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 845 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 11.5% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 853 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 12.5% | 3.5% | 1.6% | 846 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 13.0% | 3.4% | 1.7% | 855 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 16.3% | 2.1% | 3.5% | 885 |
| 2021/22 | 8.3% | 7.1% | +1.2pp | 26.7% | 3.5% | 4.8% | 905 |
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% | +1.0pp | 22.0% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 904 |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% | +0.9pp | 21.1% | 4.0% | 3.4% | 922 |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% | +1.9pp | 20.6% | 4.5% | 3.6% | 927 |
19 September 2017 · Special Measures S5 ReInspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2015 | — | Inadequate |