Per-pupil income
£8,202.73
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
69.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.7%
of income
In-year balance
+0.5%
of income
No active flags for this school.
4 February 2020 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,742
Capacity
1,400 (124%)
Free school meals
23.6%
English additional lang.
17.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
107.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£46,968
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25 · 1,520 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 | £11.1m | £10.9m | £8.0m | 71.7% | +£223k | £667k | 6.0% | £6,750 |
| 2022/23 | £11.9m | £11.8m | £8.7m | 72.9% | +£87k | £754k | 6.3% | £6,945 |
| 2023/24 | £12.9m | £12.9m | £9.3m | 71.5% | -£7k | £747k | 5.8% | £7,417 |
| 2024/25 | £14.3m | £14.2m | £10.0m | 69.9% | +£69k | £816k | 5.7% | £8,203 |
Teaching staff
£7.0m
Support staff
£1.7m
Premises
£2.0m
Other costs
£2.2m
4.6%
Admin staff
0.3%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
3.6%
Premises (total)
3.5%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
13.9%
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 | —* | 48.2 | 67.4% | 50.0% | 86.2% | — | 304 |
* 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 | 95.8 | 16.8 | £39,133 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 97.7 | 16.8 | £40,231 | 10.9% | 1.0% | 4.1 |
| 2022/23 | 99.3 | 17.2 | £40,235 | 8.3% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2023/24 | 105.4 | 16.5 | £44,023 | 12.7% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2024/25 | 107.6 | 16.2 | £46,968 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.1% | 4.4% | +1.7pp | 17.2% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 1,223 |
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 17.8% | 3.4% | 2.7% | 1,181 |
| 2015/16 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 22.5% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 1,198 |
| 2016/17 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 17.0% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 1,232 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 13.4% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 1,257 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 12.8% | 2.4% | 3.0% | 1,302 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.7% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 1,381 |
| 2021/22 | 8.4% | 7.1% | +1.2pp | 26.6% | 4.0% | 4.4% | 1,426 |
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% | +0.8pp | 23.0% | 3.2% | 4.4% | 1,472 |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% | +0.5pp | 21.9% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 1,510 |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% | +1.0pp | 18.2% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 1,520 |
4 February 2020 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 2017 | — | Requires improvement |