Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£10,943.11
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
69.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-20.5%
of income
In-year balance
+0.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.9%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -20.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.
Elevated: turnover 33.4%.
8 January 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
612
Capacity
1,165 (53%)
Free school meals
46.6%
English additional lang.
44.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
40.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.3
Mean salary
£51,299
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.4%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
37.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.6%
Unauthorised absence
5.9%
2024/25 · 589 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 | £6.1m | £5.8m | £4.1m | 67.4% | +£258k | -£1.6m | -26.3% | £8,287 |
| 2022/23 | £6.1m | £6.1m | £4.2m | 68.1% | +£75k | -£1.5m | -24.9% | £8,311 |
| 2023/24 | £6.7m | £6.6m | £4.4m | 66.4% | +£126k | -£1.4m | -21.0% | £9,161 |
| 2024/25 | £6.7m | £6.7m | £4.7m | 69.6% | +£26k | -£1.4m | -20.5% | £10,943 |
Teaching staff
£3.1m
Support staff
£650k
Premises
£549k
Other costs
£1.5m
8.6%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
1.4%
ICT
10.2%
Premises (total)
3.0%
Supply staff
1.8%
Catering
2.3%
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 | —* | 36.5 | 47.1% | 30.3% | 10.1% | — | 119 |
* 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 | 52.0 | 14.6 | £47,583 | 15.4% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2021/22 | 47.4 | 15.5 | £48,374 | 12.7% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2022/23 | 44.1 | 16.7 | £46,303 | 4.5% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.7 | 16.6 | £48,928 | 33.4% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2024/25 | 40.1 | 15.3 | £51,299 | —% | 2.4% | — |
Overall absence
11.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
37.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.1% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 18.4% | 3.2% | 2.9% | 752 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 15.1% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 655 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 16.8% | 2.4% | 3.7% | 656 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 15.7% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 714 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 14.9% | 3.3% | 2.1% | 697 |
| 2018/19 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 18.2% | 3.9% | 2.9% | 725 |
| 2020/21 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 19.8% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 737 |
| 2021/22 | 9.7% | 7.1% | +2.5pp | 28.1% | 5.2% | 4.5% | 681 |
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% | +4.1pp | 36.9% | 5.4% | 5.6% | 677 |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 6.6% | +4.3pp | 37.1% | 5.5% | 5.3% | 703 |
| 2024/25 | 11.5% | 6.2% | +5.3pp | 37.4% | 5.6% | 5.9% | 589 |
8 January 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 2013 | — | Requires improvement |