Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,002.66
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+9.0%
of income
Elevated: sickness 11.0 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.
16 May 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
757
Capacity
750 (101%)
Free school meals
29.3%
English additional lang.
14.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
39.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.3
Mean salary
£49,199
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25 · 771 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 | £4.8m | £4.5m | £3.3m | 70.3% | +£272k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,681 |
| 2022/23 | £5.5m | £4.8m | £3.8m | 70.2% | +£691k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,448 |
| 2023/24 | £6.0m | £5.5m | £4.1m | 68.8% | +£542k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,003 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£71k
Premises
£356k
Other costs
£975k
4.7%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
4.2%
Premises (total)
0.4%
Supply staff
3.8%
Catering
0.2%
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 | —* | 40.3 | 51.4% | 32.2% | 6.2% | — | 146 |
* 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 | 36.9 | 18.2 | £42,058 | 10.8% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2021/22 | 40.4 | 17.6 | £43,783 | 10.9% | 0.0% | 8.7 |
| 2022/23 | 42.0 | 17.4 | £42,580 | 14.3% | 0.0% | 11.0 |
| 2023/24 | 41.0 | 18.3 | £47,061 | 17.1% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2024/25 | 39.2 | 19.3 | £49,199 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.7% | 4.4% | +2.3pp | 21.0% | 4.9% | 1.7% | 648 |
| 2014/15 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 21.1% | 5.4% | 1.2% | 639 |
| 2015/16 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 19.4% | 4.3% | 2.2% | 593 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 14.7% | 3.7% | 2.2% | 570 |
| 2017/18 | 5.9% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 16.2% | 3.4% | 2.6% | 586 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 12.1% | 3.0% | 2.4% | 629 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.5% | 3.6% | 1.3% | 687 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 30.9% | 7.6% | 1.5% | 732 |
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% | +1.9pp | 27.2% | 6.7% | 2.0% | 749 |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% | +3.6pp | 31.2% | 7.4% | 2.8% | 772 |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% | +3.5pp | 25.3% | 6.6% | 3.1% | 771 |
16 May 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan 2017 | — | Requires improvement |