Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£10,817.29
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
76.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.9%
of income
In-year balance
+0.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 17.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 2.9%.
6 March 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,218
Capacity
1,200 (101%)
Free school meals
36.5%
English additional lang.
21.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
88.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.8
Mean salary
£56,021
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.
26.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 932 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 | £10.5m | £10.2m | £7.5m | 71.8% | +£262k | £539k | 5.2% | £8,968 |
| 2022/23 | £11.5m | £11.7m | £8.6m | 74.3% | -£134k | £405k | 3.5% | £9,917 |
| 2023/24 | £12.4m | £12.6m | £9.5m | 76.0% | -£128k | £276k | 2.2% | £10,637 |
| 2024/25 | £13.2m | £13.1m | £10.1m | 76.5% | +£105k | £382k | 2.9% | £10,817 |
Teaching staff
£7.0m
Support staff
£1.7m
Premises
£560k
Other costs
£2.4m
6.3%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
7.0%
Premises (total)
0.9%
Supply staff
0.8%
Catering
4.4%
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 | —* | 49.9 | 68.7% | 52.0% | 48.0% | — | 179 |
* 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 | 80.6 | 14.1 | £49,239 | 10.9% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2021/22 | 85.7 | 13.6 | £48,127 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2022/23 | 95.6 | 12.2 | £52,738 | 16.3% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2023/24 | 90.0 | 13.0 | £56,063 | 17.0% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2024/25 | 88.2 | 13.8 | £56,021 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.5% | 4.4% | +2.1pp | 20.9% | 5.4% | 1.1% | 919 |
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 16.2% | 5.0% | 1.1% | 853 |
| 2015/16 | 7.1% | 4.5% | +2.6pp | 20.4% | 5.3% | 1.8% | 807 |
| 2016/17 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 17.2% | 4.4% | 1.3% | 807 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 16.6% | 4.3% | 1.6% | 805 |
| 2018/19 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 18.5% | 4.2% | 2.1% | 817 |
| 2020/21 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 20.3% | 4.1% | 2.8% | 939 |
| 2021/22 | 10.0% | 7.1% | +2.9pp | 32.0% | 6.6% | 3.4% | 930 |
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% | +1.3pp | 24.7% | 5.7% | 2.5% | 942 |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% | +1.1pp | 23.1% | 5.1% | 2.5% | 935 |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% | +2.6pp | 26.1% | 6.2% | 2.7% | 932 |
6 March 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb 2016 | — | Requires improvement |