Per-pupil income
£7,752.6
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
11.7%
of income
In-year balance
+5.1%
of income
No active flags for this school.
18 June 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
771
Capacity
675 (114%)
Free school meals
19.6%
English additional lang.
4.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
47.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£49,203
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 784 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 | £4.6m | £4.1m | £3.4m | 73.6% | +£483k | £545k | 11.8% | £6,014 |
| 2022/23 | £5.2m | £4.8m | £3.6m | 68.8% | +£440k | £689k | 13.2% | £6,771 |
| 2023/24 | £6.0m | £5.6m | £4.0m | 67.9% | +£305k | £698k | 11.7% | £7,753 |
Teaching staff
£3.1m
Support staff
£443k
Premises
£770k
Other costs
£834k
4.2%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
13.9%
Premises (total)
2.3%
Supply staff
2.8%
Catering
0.9%
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 | —* | 45.0 | 66.2% | 41.6% | 27.9% | — | 154 |
* 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 | 41.8 | 18.2 | £40,330 | 4.5% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2021/22 | 46.7 | 16.5 | £42,525 | 12.6% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2022/23 | 47.2 | 16.4 | £44,336 | 12.9% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2023/24 | 43.7 | 17.6 | £45,671 | 6.9% | 2.2% | 4.9 |
| 2024/25 | 47.6 | 16.2 | £49,203 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 14.3% | 4.4% | 0.9% | 699 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 12.9% | 4.3% | 1.0% | 680 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 13.9% | 4.9% | 0.9% | 697 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 12.4% | 4.3% | 1.1% | 695 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 14.4% | 4.4% | 0.9% | 730 |
| 2018/19 | 7.2% | 4.6% | +2.6pp | 19.7% | 5.2% | 2.0% | 740 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 9.8% | 3.6% | 1.2% | 773 |
| 2021/22 | 8.6% | 7.1% | +1.5pp | 27.1% | 6.9% | 1.7% | 783 |
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% | +0.5pp | 20.0% | 6.1% | 1.2% | 786 |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% | +0.8pp | 20.9% | 5.4% | 1.9% | 791 |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% | +1.4pp | 19.0% | 5.8% | 1.8% | 784 |
18 June 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 2012 | URN 124846 | Requires improvement |