Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,288.55
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
16.7%
of income
In-year balance
-2.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.6% of income.
12 February 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
847
Capacity
900 (94%)
Free school meals
33.5%
English additional lang.
5.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
54.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.7
Mean salary
£55,583
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 874 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 | £5.4m | £5.2m | £3.9m | 73.1% | +£180k | £895k | 16.6% | £6,842 |
| 2022/23 | £5.9m | £5.6m | £4.3m | 72.8% | +£222k | £1.1m | 19.1% | £7,205 |
| 2023/24 | £6.7m | £6.4m | £4.7m | 70.5% | +£240k | £1.4m | 20.4% | £8,088 |
| 2024/25 | £7.0m | £7.2m | £5.3m | 74.9% | -£182k | £1.2m | 16.7% | £8,289 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
Support staff
£478k
Premises
£235k
Other costs
£1.7m
7.6%
Admin staff
3.1%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
6.4%
Premises (total)
1.8%
Supply staff
4.6%
Catering
6.8%
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 | —* | 53.4 | 71.8% | 59.2% | 92.3% | — | 142 |
* 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 | 46.4 | 16.3 | £45,893 | 6.9% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2021/22 | 47.8 | 16.5 | £46,861 | 1.3% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2022/23 | 49.0 | 16.6 | £47,595 | 2.0% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2023/24 | 51.8 | 15.9 | £52,741 | 5.8% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2024/25 | 54.0 | 15.7 | £55,583 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.7% | 4.4% | +1.3pp | 17.4% | 3.6% | 2.1% | 759 |
| 2014/15 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 18.3% | 3.6% | 2.6% | 794 |
| 2015/16 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 14.4% | 3.1% | 2.5% | 784 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 14.3% | 3.1% | 2.7% | 770 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 10.9% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 761 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 12.3% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 796 |
| 2020/21 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 19.2% | 5.1% | 1.4% | 787 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.2pp | 30.1% | 6.7% | 2.6% | 807 |
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% | +2.0pp | 27.9% | 6.2% | 2.6% | 838 |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% | +1.9pp | 26.9% | 5.8% | 2.6% | 858 |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% | +1.9pp | 24.6% | 5.4% | 2.7% | 874 |
12 February 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 2016 | — | Requires improvement |