Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,949.24
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
12.4%
of income
In-year balance
+1.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
28 September 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
996
Capacity
1,200 (83%)
Free school meals
23.1%
English additional lang.
4.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
57.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£46,530
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.6%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25 · 951 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 | £5.4m | £4.3m | 71.0% | +£641k | £550k | 9.1% | £6,405 |
| 2022/23 | £6.3m | £6.0m | £4.6m | 72.4% | +£297k | £807k | 12.7% | £6,704 |
| 2023/24 | £6.8m | £6.7m | £5.2m | 75.6% | +£120k | £849k | 12.4% | £6,949 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
Support staff
£539k
Premises
£364k
Other costs
£1.2m
8.2%
Admin staff
2.7%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
8.2%
Premises (total)
1.7%
Supply staff
3.4%
Catering
1.0%
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 | —* | 41.7 | 59.4% | 35.8% | 21.4% | — | 187 |
* 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 | 49.5 | 18.5 | £43,849 | 7.3% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2021/22 | 61.5 | 15.4 | £43,079 | 7.3% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2022/23 | 54.7 | 17.3 | £45,386 | 4.0% | 5.2% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 58.7 | 16.8 | £45,785 | 16.9% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2024/25 | 57.4 | 17.4 | £46,530 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.1% | 4.4% | +1.7pp | 15.0% | 5.2% | 0.9% | 1,081 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.3% | 4.5% | 0.9% | 1,023 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 11.3% | 4.4% | 0.8% | 941 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 10.5% | 4.5% | 0.8% | 846 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 11.8% | 4.4% | 1.0% | 803 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 12.3% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 780 |
| 2020/21 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 11.3% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 811 |
| 2021/22 | 9.8% | 7.1% | +2.6pp | 29.8% | 8.6% | 1.1% | 848 |
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% | +2.5pp | 26.6% | 7.1% | 2.3% | 866 |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% | +2.6pp | 25.8% | 6.6% | 2.6% | 935 |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% | +3.9pp | 27.3% | 7.6% | 2.5% | 951 |
28 September 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sept 2014 | — | Requires improvement |