Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£9,182.21
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
78.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.5%
of income
In-year balance
+0.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.8%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.7%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 4.5%.
18 April 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,184
Capacity
1,400 (85%)
Free school meals
51.5%
English additional lang.
12.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
81.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.5
Mean salary
£49,793
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.2%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
35.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.2%
Unauthorised absence
4.6%
2024/25 · 1,193 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 | £9.3m | £9.1m | £6.8m | 73.0% | +£132k | £637k | 6.9% | £7,632 |
| 2022/23 | £10.1m | £10.0m | £7.4m | 73.3% | +£84k | £721k | 7.1% | £8,096 |
| 2023/24 | £10.3m | £10.6m | £8.8m | 85.3% | -£320k | £401k | 3.9% | £8,274 |
| 2024/25 | £10.9m | £10.8m | £8.6m | 78.7% | +£91k | £492k | 4.5% | £9,182 |
Teaching staff
£5.9m
Support staff
£1.6m
Premises
£638k
Other costs
£1.6m
7.5%
Admin staff
1.3%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.3%
Premises (total)
1.6%
Supply staff
1.6%
Catering
5.3%
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 | —* | 41.7 | 52.1% | 30.8% | 10.9% | — | 211 |
* 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 | 71.8 | 16.5 | £43,590 | 15.9% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2021/22 | 71.4 | 17.0 | £44,588 | 5.6% | 0.0% | 8.4 |
| 2022/23 | 87.2 | 14.3 | £43,213 | 19.0% | 1.1% | 11.5 |
| 2023/24 | 83.8 | 14.8 | £48,035 | 10.1% | 2.3% | 6.1 |
| 2024/25 | 81.4 | 14.5 | £49,793 | —% | 1.2% | — |
Overall absence
11.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
35.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 14.9% | 4.0% | 1.3% | 1,012 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.5% | 3.3% | 2.5% | 1,021 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 16.2% | 3.6% | 2.3% | 1,018 |
| 2016/17 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 16.4% | 4.2% | 2.1% | 1,030 |
| 2017/18 | 6.6% | 4.8% | +1.8pp | 18.1% | 4.8% | 1.8% | 1,035 |
| 2018/19 | 7.8% | 4.6% | +3.2pp | 23.7% | 4.9% | 2.9% | 1,090 |
| 2020/21 | 9.1% | 4.5% | +4.6pp | 27.0% | 5.8% | 3.3% | 1,152 |
| 2021/22 | 13.1% | 7.1% | +6.0pp | 39.8% | 8.2% | 4.9% | 1,190 |
| 2022/23 | 12.6% | 6.8% | +5.8pp | 35.4% | 7.3% | 5.2% | 1,217 |
| 2023/24 | 11.4% | 6.6% | +4.9pp | 34.0% | 6.7% | 4.7% | 1,227 |
| 2024/25 | 11.8% | 6.2% | +5.6pp | 35.1% | 7.2% | 4.6% | 1,193 |
18 April 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 2018 | — | Good |