Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,357.39
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
26.5%
of income
In-year balance
+6.3%
of income
DfE scrutinises reserves above 20% of income. Current level: 26.5%.
8 November 2016 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,037
Capacity
930 (112%)
Free school meals
20.7%
English additional lang.
19.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
53.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.5
Mean salary
£53,354
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25 · 884 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 | £6.5m | £6.3m | £5.0m | 77.6% | +£169k | £922k | 14.2% | £6,693 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £7.0m | £5.5m | 73.0% | +£472k | £1.4m | 18.7% | £7,214 |
| 2023/24 | £7.9m | £7.5m | £5.8m | 73.9% | +£359k | £1.8m | 22.2% | £7,546 |
| 2024/25 | £8.7m | £8.1m | £6.4m | 74.3% | +£542k | £2.3m | 26.5% | £8,357 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£365k
Other costs
£1.3m
8.9%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
1.6%
ICT
7.8%
Premises (total)
3.0%
Supply staff
0.9%
Catering
1.6%
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 | —* | 57.0 | 78.2% | 63.9% | 51.0% | — | 147 |
* 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 | 53.5 | 17.3 | £43,724 | 11.2% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2021/22 | 56.9 | 17.1 | £44,968 | 26.2% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2022/23 | 57.5 | 18.0 | £45,762 | 15.2% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2023/24 | 60.1 | 17.4 | £51,806 | 27.3% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2024/25 | 53.3 | 19.5 | £53,354 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.4% | 4.4% | +2.0pp | 16.1% | 4.8% | 1.6% | 640 |
| 2014/15 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 17.3% | 4.6% | 1.6% | 666 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 14.6% | 4.1% | 1.9% | 697 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 11.7% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 737 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.0pp | 11.2% | 3.5% | 1.3% | 770 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.1% | 3.8% | 1.6% | 774 |
| 2020/21 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 8.3% | 3.0% | 0.8% | 817 |
| 2021/22 | 8.4% | 7.1% | +1.3pp | 25.4% | 6.3% | 2.1% | 850 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.4pp | 22.6% | 4.9% | 3.4% | 880 |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% | +2.0pp | 22.2% | 4.8% | 3.8% | 896 |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% | +1.5pp | 18.2% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 884 |
8 November 2016 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 2013 | — | Good |