Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£12,052.57
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
73.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
11.1%
of income
In-year balance
+0.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 19.0%.
14 March 2018 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,173
Capacity
1,350 (87%)
Free school meals
46.0%
English additional lang.
67.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
84.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.9
Mean salary
£66,053
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.7%
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25 · 1,104 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 | £12.1m | £11.1m | £8.6m | 71.1% | +£1.0m | £1.3m | 10.5% | £10,083 |
| 2022/23 | £12.5m | £12.3m | £9.2m | 73.9% | +£173k | £1.4m | 11.6% | £9,864 |
| 2023/24 | £13.4m | £13.4m | £9.9m | 73.8% | -£320 | £1.4m | 10.8% | £10,547 |
| 2024/25 | £14.1m | £14.0m | £10.4m | 73.8% | +£120k | £1.6m | 11.1% | £12,053 |
Teaching staff
£7.2m
Support staff
£1.5m
Premises
£698k
Other costs
£2.9m
7.5%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
1.0%
ICT
9.0%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
2.8%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 43.2 | 60.5% | 33.2% | 38.2% | — | 220 |
* 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 | 81.8 | 15.1 | £52,076 | 15.4% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2021/22 | 79.1 | 15.2 | £52,757 | 11.4% | 0.0% | 9.3 |
| 2022/23 | 90.2 | 14.0 | £54,510 | 28.3% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2023/24 | 89.7 | 14.1 | £54,490 | 19.0% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2024/25 | 84.2 | 13.9 | £66,053 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 8.9% | 3.3% | 0.9% | 540 |
| 2014/15 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 7.4% | 3.4% | 0.6% | 597 |
| 2015/16 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 5.7% | 3.3% | 0.6% | 734 |
| 2016/17 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 6.2% | 3.4% | 0.8% | 852 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 8.0% | 3.6% | 1.2% | 979 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 10.0% | 3.7% | 1.3% | 1,093 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.6% | 3.5% | 1.5% | 1,201 |
| 2021/22 | 5.3% | 7.1% | -1.8pp | 12.5% | 4.0% | 1.3% | 1,178 |
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% | +0.6pp | 23.0% | 5.0% | 2.5% | 1,158 |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% | -0.0pp | 15.9% | 3.9% | 2.6% | 1,145 |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% | +0.7pp | 18.6% | 3.7% | 3.2% | 1,104 |
14 March 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 2013 | — | Good |