Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,709.4
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.8%
of income
In-year balance
-3.1%
of income
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 11.9% to 5.8%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.1% of income.
4 June 2014 · 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
919
Capacity
900 (102%)
Free school meals
18.1%
English additional lang.
22.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
53.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.1
Mean salary
£49,405
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
13.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 929 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 | £4.3m | 71.6% | +£60k | £768k | 12.8% | £6,554 |
| 2022/23 | £6.3m | £6.3m | £4.6m | 72.8% | -£17k | £751k | 11.9% | £6,872 |
| 2023/24 | £6.5m | £6.6m | £4.8m | 73.5% | -£118k | £634k | 9.8% | £7,030 |
| 2024/25 | £7.1m | £7.3m | £5.3m | 74.2% | -£220k | £414k | 5.8% | £7,709 |
Teaching staff
£3.8m
Support staff
£697k
Premises
£1.4m
Other costs
£632k
7.0%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
1.6%
Premises (total)
2.8%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
20.8%
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 | —* | 58.0 | 82.9% | 73.1% | 44.0% | — | 175 |
* 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 | 48.5 | 18.7 | £40,333 | 7.8% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 52.1 | 17.6 | £43,758 | 10.4% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 50.9 | 18.0 | £44,448 | 18.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 53.9 | 17.1 | £45,758 | 13.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 2024/25 | 53.8 | 17.1 | £49,405 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
13.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 13.1% | 3.5% | 1.4% | 923 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.4% | 3.5% | 1.4% | 924 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.2% | 3.2% | 1.8% | 917 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 9.3% | 3.0% | 1.7% | 911 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 13.8% | 3.1% | 2.1% | 914 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 10.1% | 2.7% | 1.8% | 925 |
| 2020/21 | 3.1% | 4.5% | -1.4pp | 7.0% | 2.2% | 0.8% | 919 |
| 2021/22 | 5.7% | 7.1% | -1.5pp | 14.8% | 3.9% | 1.8% | 926 |
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% | -1.0pp | 15.8% | 3.6% | 2.2% | 931 |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% | -0.9pp | 14.1% | 3.8% | 1.9% | 939 |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% | -0.6pp | 13.5% | 3.8% | 1.9% | 929 |
4 June 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb 2013 | — | Requires improvement |