Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,150.28
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.2%
of income
In-year balance
+2.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.6%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 4.7%.
8 May 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,051
Capacity
1,235 (85%)
Free school meals
20.3%
English additional lang.
7.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
61.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.1
Mean salary
£47,077
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25 · 967 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 | £6.0m | £5.9m | £4.5m | 76.0% | +£19k | £581k | 9.8% | £6,671 |
| 2022/23 | £6.1m | £6.3m | £4.9m | 79.7% | -£240k | £342k | 5.6% | £6,282 |
| 2023/24 | £6.9m | £6.7m | £5.1m | 73.2% | +£197k | £539k | 7.8% | £6,779 |
| 2024/25 | £7.5m | £7.4m | £5.6m | 74.2% | +£150k | £689k | 9.2% | £7,150 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
Support staff
£808k
Premises
£458k
Other costs
£1.3m
4.5%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
1.0%
ICT
10.3%
Premises (total)
2.1%
Supply staff
1.1%
Catering
2.6%
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 | —* | 44.9 | 67.1% | 43.4% | 16.4% | — | 152 |
* 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 | 56.2 | 16.0 | £42,815 | 8.7% | 0.0% | 1.1 |
| 2021/22 | 57.4 | 15.5 | £43,094 | 12.4% | 0.0% | 8.3 |
| 2022/23 | 58.8 | 16.5 | £42,210 | 9.2% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2023/24 | 60.2 | 16.9 | £47,892 | 9.0% | 4.7% | 4.8 |
| 2024/25 | 61.5 | 17.1 | £47,077 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 12.7% | 4.7% | 0.9% | 998 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 14.2% | 4.8% | 0.9% | 923 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 12.0% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 858 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 12.9% | 3.8% | 1.2% | 816 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 14.1% | 4.6% | 1.4% | 793 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 16.4% | 4.3% | 1.7% | 798 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.2% | 3.7% | 1.8% | 815 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 25.0% | 6.2% | 2.9% | 819 |
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% | +2.3pp | 25.7% | 6.2% | 2.9% | 878 |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% | +3.0pp | 26.2% | 7.0% | 2.6% | 932 |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% | +4.0pp | 27.0% | 7.3% | 2.9% | 967 |
8 May 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Sept 2016 | — | Requires improvement |