Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,732.76
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
11.9%
of income
In-year balance
+4.7%
of income
Elevated: turnover 43.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.4%.
2 May 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
861
Capacity
1,200 (72%)
Free school meals
44.4%
English additional lang.
83.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
64.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.5
Mean salary
£51,483
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25 · 789 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 | £6.8m | £6.8m | £5.2m | 77.1% | +£0 | £766k | 11.3% | £7,368 |
| 2022/23 | £7.2m | £7.3m | £5.8m | 80.0% | -£101k | £665k | 9.2% | £7,493 |
| 2023/24 | £8.1m | £7.7m | £6.1m | 75.1% | +£380k | £968k | 11.9% | £8,733 |
Teaching staff
£3.8m
Support staff
£774k
Premises
£330k
Other costs
£1.3m
9.8%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
5.9%
Premises (total)
7.2%
Supply staff
4.4%
Catering
2.3%
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 | — | 47.4 | 59.0% | 39.8% | 60.2% | — | 161 |
| 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 | 62.8 | 14.6 | £42,562 | 15.6% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2021/22 | 58.1 | 15.9 | £45,215 | 32.0% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2022/23 | 61.1 | 15.7 | £45,311 | 43.2% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2023/24 | 62.3 | 14.9 | £48,569 | 32.7% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2024/25 | 64.0 | 13.5 | £51,483 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 12.6% | 3.6% | 1.3% | 907 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.9% | 3.3% | 1.3% | 906 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.0% | 3.5% | 1.2% | 912 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 10.4% | 3.6% | 1.0% | 906 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 10.6% | 3.3% | 1.3% | 847 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 8.8% | 3.5% | 1.2% | 786 |
| 2020/21 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 16.4% | 4.6% | 1.4% | 764 |
| 2021/22 | 8.2% | 7.1% | +1.1pp | 30.3% | 5.6% | 2.6% | 786 |
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% | +2.1pp | 30.7% | 5.8% | 3.1% | 835 |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% | +1.9pp | 29.2% | 5.8% | 2.7% | 879 |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% | +2.2pp | 27.1% | 4.0% | 4.5% | 789 |
2 May 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Jan 2016 | — | Requires improvement |