Flags
5
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,137.61
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
66.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.9%
of income
In-year balance
+3.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 1.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.8%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Elevated: turnover 25.3%.
16 April 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
924
Capacity
900 (103%)
Free school meals
28.8%
English additional lang.
9.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
54.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£51,829
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25 · 955 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 | £6.4m | £6.1m | £4.3m | 66.5% | +£359k | -£61k | -0.9% | £7,084 |
| 2022/23 | £6.9m | £6.7m | £4.9m | 70.2% | +£181k | £120k | 1.7% | £7,394 |
| 2023/24 | £7.7m | £7.4m | £5.2m | 67.0% | +£328k | £449k | 5.8% | £8,324 |
| 2024/25 | £8.4m | £8.1m | £5.6m | 66.6% | +£301k | £750k | 8.9% | £9,138 |
Teaching staff
£3.8m
Support staff
£680k
Premises
£1.6m
Other costs
£912k
9.4%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
1.0%
ICT
2.5%
Premises (total)
3.7%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
20.1%
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 | —* | 46.6 | 69.9% | 39.2% | 23.9% | — | 176 |
* 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 | 47.5 | 18.1 | £43,039 | 9.7% | 0.0% | 2.2 |
| 2021/22 | 49.6 | 18.3 | £44,107 | 14.1% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2022/23 | 53.7 | 17.4 | £43,620 | 24.6% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2023/24 | 51.7 | 17.9 | £45,248 | 25.3% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2024/25 | 54.4 | 17.0 | £51,829 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.1% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 7.8% | 2.6% | 1.5% | 756 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 9.6% | 3.1% | 1.4% | 773 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.1% | 2.9% | 1.9% | 775 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 9.8% | 3.0% | 1.6% | 789 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.0pp | 10.0% | 2.9% | 1.8% | 790 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 10.7% | 3.0% | 1.9% | 826 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.3% | 4.0% | 1.2% | 880 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 22.0% | 3.6% | 4.4% | 928 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.5pp | 21.7% | 3.0% | 5.3% | 953 |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% | +3.2pp | 26.2% | 3.4% | 6.4% | 961 |
| 2024/25 | 10.6% | 6.2% | +4.4pp | 29.4% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 955 |
16 April 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 2014 | — | Good |