Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,173.85
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
64.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.8%
of income
In-year balance
+17.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.4%.
Elevated: turnover 24.4%.
25 June 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
690
Capacity
750 (92%)
Free school meals
40.2%
English additional lang.
4.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
37.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.5
Mean salary
£57,571
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25 · 619 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 | £4.5m | £4.6m | £3.5m | 78.8% | -£81k | £335k | 7.5% | £6,497 |
| 2022/23 | £2.7m | £3.0m | £1.9m | 70.5% | -£335k | £0 | 0.0% | £3,931 |
| 2023/24 | £5.7m | £4.7m | £3.7m | 64.9% | +£994k | £328k | 5.8% | £8,174 |
Teaching staff
£2.7m
Support staff
£590k
Premises
£44k
Other costs
£958k
0.0%
Admin staff
3.4%
Energy
3.4%
ICT
4.2%
Premises (total)
6.3%
Supply staff
0.5%
Catering
3.3%
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 | —* | 33.9 | 44.4% | 22.2% | 2.0% | — | 99 |
* 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 | 37.8 | 15.8 | £44,044 | 5.8% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2021/22 | 40.5 | 17.0 | £46,171 | 13.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 44.0 | 15.5 | £43,099 | 21.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 43.6 | 16.0 | £46,845 | 24.4% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2024/25 | 37.3 | 18.5 | £57,571 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 14.3% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 579 |
| 2014/15 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 18.8% | 4.7% | 1.6% | 532 |
| 2015/16 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 19.2% | 4.1% | 2.1% | 505 |
| 2016/17 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 21.5% | 4.6% | 2.3% | 475 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 18.5% | 3.7% | 2.3% | 475 |
| 2018/19 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 17.5% | 3.6% | 2.9% | 502 |
| 2020/21 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 24.2% | 4.8% | 2.1% | 524 |
| 2021/22 | 11.0% | 7.1% | +3.8pp | 34.2% | 7.2% | 3.8% | 597 |
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% | +3.4pp | 32.1% | 6.4% | 3.8% | 616 |
| 2023/24 | 11.5% | 6.6% | +5.0pp | 30.5% | 6.6% | 4.9% | 619 |
| 2024/25 | 10.4% | 6.2% | +4.2pp | 25.5% | 5.1% | 5.3% | 619 |
25 June 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 2017 | URN 112939 | Requires improvement |