Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,301.25
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
75.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.8%
of income
In-year balance
+2.0%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.9%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.1% of income.
9 May 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,199
Capacity
1,200 (100%)
Free school meals
25.6%
English additional lang.
12.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
77.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.5
Mean salary
£49,727
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25 · 1,088 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 | £7.8m | £7.5m | £6.2m | 79.4% | +£272k | £998k | 12.9% | £6,465 |
| 2022/23 | £8.1m | £8.3m | £6.6m | 81.9% | -£250k | £748k | 9.3% | £6,720 |
| 2023/24 | £9.3m | £9.5m | £6.9m | 74.0% | -£168k | £581k | 6.2% | £7,652 |
| 2024/25 | £10.0m | £9.8m | £7.5m | 75.0% | +£196k | £777k | 7.8% | £8,301 |
Teaching staff
£5.4m
Support staff
£906k
Premises
£627k
Other costs
£1.7m
4.9%
Admin staff
3.2%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
6.5%
Premises (total)
4.1%
Supply staff
6.0%
Catering
1.8%
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 | —* | 40.9 | 60.8% | 31.8% | 29.5% | — | 217 |
* 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 | 78.7 | 15.1 | £41,787 | 10.2% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2021/22 | 76.7 | 15.6 | £43,430 | 7.6% | 0.0% | 10.6 |
| 2022/23 | 79.8 | 15.1 | £43,235 | 11.0% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2023/24 | 81.0 | 15.0 | £44,899 | 11.6% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2024/25 | 77.4 | 15.5 | £49,727 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 14.1% | 3.7% | 1.5% | 932 |
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 16.7% | 4.4% | 1.7% | 921 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.0% | 3.4% | 2.1% | 915 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.2% | 3.3% | 2.1% | 931 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 17.2% | 3.8% | 2.5% | 969 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 13.3% | 3.4% | 2.4% | 1,007 |
| 2020/21 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 20.6% | 5.3% | 1.6% | 1,076 |
| 2021/22 | 9.4% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 30.4% | 6.0% | 3.4% | 1,087 |
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% | +2.6pp | 28.3% | 5.3% | 4.1% | 1,086 |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% | +2.6pp | 27.1% | 5.2% | 3.9% | 1,092 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 20.4% | 4.5% | 3.0% | 1,088 |
9 May 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2015 | — | Requires improvement |