Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,021.02
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
73.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
12.1%
of income
In-year balance
-0.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
Elevated: turnover 22.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
22 January 2020 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
959
Capacity
1,266 (76%)
Free school meals
37.2%
English additional lang.
12.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
69.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.8
Mean salary
£49,054
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25 · 921 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 | £7.2m | £6.8m | £5.0m | 68.9% | +£350k | £1.3m | 18.1% | £7,359 |
| 2022/23 | £7.2m | £7.4m | £5.2m | 71.2% | -£167k | £1.1m | 15.6% | £7,165 |
| 2023/24 | £8.1m | £8.2m | £5.8m | 70.9% | -£69k | £1.1m | 13.1% | £7,942 |
| 2024/25 | £8.7m | £8.7m | £6.3m | 73.3% | -£15k | £1.0m | 12.1% | £9,021 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
Support staff
£951k
Premises
£1.2m
Other costs
£1.1m
4.2%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
0.5%
Premises (total)
5.5%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
17.7%
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 | —* | 44.2 | 57.3% | 30.5% | 74.0% | — | 131 |
* 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 | 65.6 | 15.3 | £43,413 | 11.6% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2021/22 | 65.0 | 15.0 | £42,663 | 13.5% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2022/23 | 64.6 | 15.7 | £44,610 | 19.8% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2023/24 | 66.6 | 15.3 | £48,160 | 22.2% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2024/25 | 69.7 | 13.8 | £49,054 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 13.5% | 3.5% | 1.9% | 1,121 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 15.6% | 3.7% | 2.1% | 1,090 |
| 2015/16 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 15.8% | 3.6% | 2.7% | 991 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 15.6% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 1,009 |
| 2017/18 | 6.2% | 4.8% | +1.4pp | 14.3% | 3.2% | 2.9% | 992 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 15.3% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 969 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.9% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 925 |
| 2021/22 | 8.3% | 7.1% | +1.1pp | 26.2% | 4.5% | 3.8% | 879 |
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% | +3.4pp | 31.6% | 3.4% | 6.9% | 908 |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% | +3.4pp | 31.3% | 3.5% | 6.5% | 972 |
| 2024/25 | 9.0% | 6.2% | +2.8pp | 27.7% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 921 |
22 January 2020 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 2017 | — | Requires improvement |