Flags
5
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,248.11
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
67.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
21.4%
of income
In-year balance
+8.8%
of income
DfE scrutinises reserves above 20% of income. Current level: 21.4%.
Elevated: turnover 17.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 4.8%.
14 May 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,131
Capacity
1,144 (99%)
Free school meals
55.2%
English additional lang.
65.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
59.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.1
Mean salary
£47,393
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
4.8%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.2%
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25 · 1,047 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 | £7.2m | £6.9m | £5.3m | 73.2% | +£319k | £972k | 13.4% | £7,222 |
| 2022/23 | £7.7m | £7.8m | £5.6m | 72.5% | -£68k | £904k | 11.7% | £7,584 |
| 2023/24 | £9.0m | £8.7m | £5.9m | 66.3% | +£273k | £1.2m | 13.1% | £8,181 |
| 2024/25 | £9.3m | £8.5m | £6.3m | 67.1% | +£823k | £2.0m | 21.4% | £8,248 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£733k
Other costs
£1.5m
5.6%
Admin staff
3.8%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
9.7%
Premises (total)
2.1%
Supply staff
1.8%
Catering
3.0%
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 | —* | 39.2 | 50.3% | 24.8% | 16.1% | — | 161 |
* 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 | 64.3 | 15.6 | £39,414 | 7.4% | 0.0% | 1.9 |
| 2021/22 | 63.1 | 15.9 | £41,296 | 17.8% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2022/23 | 60.0 | 17.0 | £41,740 | 15.0% | 1.6% | 10.7 |
| 2023/24 | 60.8 | 18.0 | £47,372 | 39.5% | 1.6% | 6.8 |
| 2024/25 | 59.2 | 19.1 | £47,393 | —% | 4.8% | — |
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.6% | 4.4% | +3.2pp | 23.3% | 4.7% | 2.9% | 645 |
| 2014/15 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 25.0% | 4.4% | 2.8% | 695 |
| 2015/16 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 23.3% | 4.5% | 2.9% | 787 |
| 2016/17 | 7.5% | 4.6% | +3.0pp | 25.1% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 833 |
| 2017/18 | 7.2% | 4.8% | +2.5pp | 23.3% | 3.2% | 4.0% | 836 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 19.3% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 852 |
| 2020/21 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 19.6% | 2.3% | 3.5% | 922 |
| 2021/22 | 8.3% | 7.1% | +1.1pp | 27.4% | 3.7% | 4.6% | 911 |
| 2022/23 | 8.0% | 6.8% | +1.2pp | 23.4% | 3.3% | 4.7% | 964 |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% | +2.2pp | 26.9% | 3.8% | 4.9% | 1,041 |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% | +2.7pp | 27.7% | 4.2% | 4.8% | 1,047 |
14 May 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2013 | — | Requires improvement |