Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,581.8
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
64.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+9.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.0%.
12 December 2017 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,165
Capacity
1,344 (87%)
Free school meals
17.8%
English additional lang.
21.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
61.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.0
Mean salary
£55,774
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.0%
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
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25 · 1,008 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 | £7.1m | £7.5m | £6.2m | 87.4% | -£343k | £1.9m | 26.0% | £6,431 |
| 2022/23 | £8.1m | £7.5m | £6.0m | 73.9% | +£578k | £2.1m | 26.6% | £7,654 |
| 2023/24 | £8.2m | £7.5m | £5.3m | 64.7% | +£751k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,582 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
Support staff
£288k
Premises
£959k
Other costs
£1.2m
2.7%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
5.7%
Premises (total)
1.3%
Supply staff
0.4%
Catering
3.8%
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 | —* | 50.3 | 75.2% | 51.0% | 35.6% | — | 149 |
* 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 | 63.1 | 17.2 | £49,069 | 9.7% | 0.0% | 0.4 |
| 2021/22 | 62.7 | 17.7 | £49,014 | 17.1% | 0.0% | 0.1 |
| 2022/23 | 62.7 | 16.9 | £50,520 | 15.0% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2023/24 | 62.4 | 17.4 | £54,128 | 9.0% | 1.6% | 4.1 |
| 2024/25 | 61.4 | 19.0 | £55,774 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 11.9% | 3.5% | 1.3% | 1,078 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.4% | 3.0% | 1.7% | 1,028 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.0% | 2.9% | 2.0% | 994 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.9% | 3.0% | 2.4% | 947 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 13.5% | 3.5% | 1.9% | 954 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 14.4% | 3.7% | 1.8% | 964 |
| 2020/21 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 19.0% | 4.5% | 2.4% | 936 |
| 2021/22 | 10.0% | 7.1% | +2.9pp | 31.3% | 5.9% | 4.1% | 952 |
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% | +2.7pp | 27.3% | 5.5% | 4.0% | 952 |
| 2023/24 | 8.0% | 6.6% | +1.5pp | 21.6% | 4.8% | 3.2% | 983 |
| 2024/25 | 7.0% | 6.2% | +0.8pp | 20.4% | 4.6% | 2.4% | 1,008 |
12 December 2017 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 May 2017 | — | Inadequate |