Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,711.68
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
14.2%
of income
In-year balance
+3.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.6%.
20 April 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
1,448
Capacity
1,499 (97%)
Free school meals
28.9%
English additional lang.
31.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
71.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.1
Mean salary
£58,210
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.7%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25 · 1,275 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 | £8.2m | £8.2m | £6.2m | 76.0% | +£0 | £1.4m | 17.4% | £5,894 |
| 2022/23 | £9.1m | £8.8m | £6.6m | 72.6% | +£363k | £1.4m | 15.5% | £6,423 |
| 2023/24 | £9.9m | £9.6m | £7.2m | 72.0% | +£356k | £1.4m | 14.2% | £6,712 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
Support staff
£830k
Premises
£586k
Other costs
£1.8m
7.6%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
7.2%
Premises (total)
4.5%
Supply staff
1.4%
Catering
4.6%
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 | —* | 49.6 | 70.7% | 52.7% | 17.2% | — | 239 |
* 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 | 71.8 | 19.0 | £42,983 | 6.4% | 1.4% | 3.0 |
| 2021/22 | 76.3 | 18.1 | £43,199 | 19.9% | 1.3% | 7.8 |
| 2022/23 | 77.8 | 18.3 | £51,370 | 21.6% | 0.0% | 9.0 |
| 2023/24 | 72.7 | 20.4 | £59,137 | 18.4% | 1.4% | 8.7 |
| 2024/25 | 71.9 | 20.1 | £58,210 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 13.7% | 4.5% | 0.8% | 1,050 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 14.8% | 4.5% | 0.6% | 1,052 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 14.4% | 4.5% | 0.7% | 1,063 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 13.1% | 3.8% | 1.0% | 1,060 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 11.7% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 1,074 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 14.0% | 4.1% | 1.4% | 1,094 |
| 2020/21 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 10.8% | 3.4% | 0.9% | 1,176 |
| 2021/22 | 8.5% | 7.1% | +1.3pp | 27.4% | 6.5% | 2.0% | 1,211 |
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% | +1.8pp | 25.4% | 6.1% | 2.4% | 1,257 |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% | +3.0pp | 28.6% | 6.8% | 2.8% | 1,282 |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% | +2.9pp | 26.3% | 5.7% | 3.4% | 1,275 |
20 April 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 2014 | URN 103743 | Requires improvement |