Flags
4
0 high
Per-pupil income
£4,738.16
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
22.2%
of income
In-year balance
-2.8%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.8% of income.
Elevated: turnover 23.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 6.7%.
18 September 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,440
Capacity
1,447 (100%)
Free school meals
24.6%
English additional lang.
3.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
70.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.5
Mean salary
£47,307
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
6.7%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 1,476 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 | £8.9m | £8.4m | £6.0m | 67.9% | +£525k | £1.9m | 21.4% | £6,429 |
| 2022/23 | £9.9m | £9.5m | £6.7m | 67.8% | +£458k | £1.9m | 19.2% | £6,975 |
| 2023/24 | £6.8m | £7.0m | £5.1m | 75.5% | -£187k | £1.5m | 22.2% | £4,738 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
Support staff
£843k
Premises
£831k
Other costs
£1.0m
4.0%
Admin staff
0.4%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
1.0%
Premises (total)
8.3%
Supply staff
5.6%
Catering
1.0%
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 | —* | 42.4 | 59.9% | 34.0% | 29.6% | — | 294 |
* 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 | 78.6 | 17.2 | £41,170 | 16.5% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 80.8 | 17.1 | £40,523 | 21.0% | 0.0% | 11.7 |
| 2022/23 | 82.6 | 17.3 | £42,588 | 27.4% | 0.0% | 10.2 |
| 2023/24 | 77.0 | 18.6 | £42,906 | 23.5% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2024/25 | 70.1 | 20.5 | £47,307 | —% | 6.7% | — |
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.4% | 4.4% | +2.0pp | 18.1% | 5.0% | 1.4% | 1,223 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.8% | 3.6% | 1.3% | 1,163 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 12.9% | 3.7% | 1.0% | 1,157 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 12.5% | 3.5% | 1.6% | 1,209 |
| 2017/18 | 6.7% | 4.8% | +2.0pp | 18.5% | 4.9% | 1.9% | 1,226 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 13.1% | 3.8% | 1.5% | 1,263 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.2% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 1,377 |
| 2021/22 | 9.2% | 7.1% | +2.1pp | 26.7% | 5.9% | 3.3% | 1,404 |
| 2022/23 | 9.0% | 6.8% | +2.2pp | 24.1% | 4.9% | 4.1% | 1,449 |
| 2023/24 | 10.5% | 6.6% | +4.0pp | 28.3% | 5.6% | 4.9% | 1,467 |
| 2024/25 | 9.0% | 6.2% | +2.8pp | 22.7% | 5.5% | 3.5% | 1,476 |
18 September 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2017 | — | Requires improvement |