Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£9,016.17
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.9%
of income
In-year balance
+7.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.2%.
Elevated: turnover 16.4%.
Elevated: turnover 21.6%.
5 November 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,610
Capacity
1,650 (98%)
Free school meals
49.4%
English additional lang.
36.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
92.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£42,207
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
35.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
7.8%
2024/25 · 1,694 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 | £11.9m | £11.7m | £7.8m | 65.2% | +£231k | £1.2m | 9.7% | £7,510 |
| 2022/23 | £13.5m | £12.3m | £8.6m | 63.8% | +£1.1m | £1.2m | 8.8% | £8,308 |
| 2023/24 | £14.5m | £13.4m | £9.8m | 67.5% | +£1.1m | £858k | 5.9% | £9,016 |
Teaching staff
£6.3m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£1.1m
Other costs
£2.5m
7.7%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
9.0%
Premises (total)
6.0%
Supply staff
3.3%
Catering
2.1%
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 | —* | 44.9 | 57.4% | 37.0% | 21.0% | — | 324 |
* 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 | 83.3 | 17.7 | £33,597 | 16.4% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2021/22 | 88.5 | 18.0 | £32,754 | 21.4% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2022/23 | 83.9 | 19.3 | £34,152 | 21.6% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2023/24 | 67.8 | 23.7 | £41,771 | 10.2% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2024/25 | 92.8 | 17.4 | £42,207 | —% | 1.1% | — |
Overall absence
13.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
35.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 2.9% | 4.4% | -1.5pp | 4.6% | 2.1% | 0.7% | 583 |
| 2014/15 | 2.9% | 4.5% | -1.6pp | 3.4% | 2.2% | 0.8% | 675 |
| 2015/16 | 2.6% | 4.5% | -1.9pp | 3.1% | 1.9% | 0.7% | 837 |
| 2016/17 | 2.9% | 4.6% | -1.7pp | 4.6% | 1.9% | 0.9% | 919 |
| 2017/18 | 2.9% | 4.8% | -1.8pp | 4.5% | 1.7% | 1.2% | 1,047 |
| 2018/19 | 3.3% | 4.6% | -1.3pp | 7.0% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 1,194 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 13.6% | 3.0% | 2.0% | 1,533 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +1.0pp | 22.5% | 3.8% | 4.3% | 1,633 |
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% | +3.5pp | 28.1% | 4.6% | 5.8% | 1,679 |
| 2023/24 | 12.3% | 6.6% | +5.8pp | 35.2% | 4.8% | 7.5% | 1,690 |
| 2024/25 | 13.2% | 6.2% | +6.9pp | 35.6% | 5.4% | 7.8% | 1,694 |
5 November 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb 2013 | — | Requires improvement |