Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,899.51
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
19.5%
of income
In-year balance
+12.9%
of income
Elevated: turnover 16.6%, sickness 9.0 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
14 May 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,606
Capacity
1,440 (112%)
Free school meals
20.3%
English additional lang.
5.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
77.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.7
Mean salary
£48,584
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25 · 1,497 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 | £9.0m | £7.8m | £6.4m | 71.4% | +£1.2m | £530k | 5.9% | £5,687 |
| 2022/23 | £10.0m | £8.6m | £7.0m | 69.9% | +£1.3m | £1.2m | 11.8% | £6,115 |
| 2023/24 | £11.3m | £9.8m | £7.7m | 68.8% | +£1.5m | £2.2m | 19.5% | £6,900 |
Teaching staff
£6.1m
Support staff
£717k
Premises
£695k
Other costs
£1.4m
6.6%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
-0.0%
ICT
5.6%
Premises (total)
0.3%
Supply staff
0.9%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 45.5 | 64.4% | 44.7% | 46.5% | — | 284 |
* 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 | 89.0 | 16.8 | £41,868 | 13.5% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2021/22 | 85.3 | 18.6 | £42,979 | 17.5% | 0.0% | 11.1 |
| 2022/23 | 78.4 | 20.8 | £43,876 | 17.6% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2023/24 | 73.6 | 22.2 | £46,982 | 16.6% | 0.0% | 9.0 |
| 2024/25 | 77.5 | 20.7 | £48,584 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 9.6% | 3.4% | 1.3% | 1,135 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 11.8% | 4.1% | 1.4% | 1,158 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 9.7% | 3.5% | 1.6% | 1,168 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 12.8% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 1,181 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 12.4% | 3.9% | 1.4% | 1,181 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 11.4% | 3.2% | 2.2% | 1,230 |
| 2020/21 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 15.9% | 3.4% | 2.7% | 1,353 |
| 2021/22 | 9.9% | 7.1% | +2.8pp | 31.4% | 7.0% | 2.9% | 1,445 |
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% | +2.5pp | 27.7% | 7.2% | 2.1% | 1,515 |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% | +2.2pp | 25.6% | 6.4% | 2.4% | 1,499 |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% | +2.4pp | 24.1% | 5.5% | 3.1% | 1,497 |
14 May 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2013 | — | Good |