Per-pupil income
£8,191.19
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.8%
of income
In-year balance
+2.6%
of income
No active flags for this school.
2 February 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,456
Capacity
1,470 (99%)
Free school meals
32.4%
English additional lang.
10.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
88.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.5
Mean salary
£52,143
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.6%
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25 · 1,505 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 | £11.0m | £11.1m | £8.2m | 74.0% | -£62k | £262k | 2.4% | £7,586 |
| 2022/23 | £11.0m | £10.7m | £8.4m | 76.1% | +£310k | £139k | 1.3% | £7,555 |
| 2023/24 | £12.1m | £11.8m | £9.1m | 75.4% | +£315k | £95k | 0.8% | £8,191 |
Teaching staff
£6.4m
Support staff
£1.6m
Premises
£269k
Other costs
£2.4m
7.0%
Admin staff
3.5%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
8.0%
Premises (total)
1.3%
Supply staff
3.8%
Catering
1.0%
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 | —* | 48.5 | 71.6% | 48.6% | 34.8% | — | 282 |
* 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 | 94.8 | 15.2 | £43,756 | 6.2% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2021/22 | 94.4 | 15.4 | £43,643 | 4.2% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2022/23 | 96.7 | 15.1 | £45,249 | 8.5% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2023/24 | 93.7 | 15.7 | £50,173 | 11.2% | 0.0% | 8.9 |
| 2024/25 | 88.4 | 16.5 | £52,143 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.6pp | 18.0% | 3.9% | 2.1% | 1,441 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 16.0% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 1,436 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.3% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 1,461 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 11.7% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 1,465 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 13.4% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 1,487 |
| 2018/19 | 4.6% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 10.9% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 1,481 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.3% | 3.4% | 1.8% | 1,459 |
| 2021/22 | 8.3% | 7.1% | +1.2pp | 23.9% | 5.0% | 3.4% | 1,493 |
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% | +1.4pp | 24.8% | 4.5% | 3.7% | 1,494 |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% | +1.4pp | 21.6% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 1,497 |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 21.2% | 3.6% | 4.0% | 1,505 |
2 February 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec 2013 | URN 111751 | Requires improvement |