Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,626.49
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
22.3%
of income
In-year balance
+16.7%
of income
Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 25.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
23 May 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
869
Capacity
1,411 (62%)
Free school meals
22.1%
English additional lang.
4.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
61.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.1
Mean salary
£46,123
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.3%
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
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25 · 876 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 | £6.0m | £4.9m | £4.0m | 67.2% | +£1.1m | £1.2m | 19.7% | £6,124 |
| 2022/23 | £6.5m | £5.0m | £4.3m | 66.7% | +£1.5m | £1.4m | 21.5% | £6,581 |
| 2023/24 | £7.0m | £5.8m | £4.7m | 66.8% | +£1.2m | £1.6m | 22.3% | £7,626 |
Teaching staff
£3.6m
Support staff
£556k
Premises
£154k
Other costs
£1.0m
3.8%
Admin staff
3.6%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
6.6%
Premises (total)
2.8%
Supply staff
0.8%
Catering
1.8%
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 | —* | 45.2 | 68.7% | 42.2% | 8.8% | — | 147 |
* 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 | 52.1 | 18.3 | £43,316 | 3.8% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2021/22 | 52.7 | 18.6 | £42,799 | 11.0% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2022/23 | 57.2 | 17.3 | £43,931 | 19.2% | 3.4% | 4.9 |
| 2023/24 | 56.5 | 16.3 | £46,163 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 8.6 |
| 2024/25 | 61.7 | 14.1 | £46,123 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 14.6% | 4.3% | 1.1% | 1,048 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 15.1% | 4.0% | 1.3% | 975 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.1% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 923 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 12.5% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 880 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 9.1% | 3.5% | 1.0% | 838 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 9.1% | 3.1% | 1.3% | 833 |
| 2020/21 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 9.1% | 3.1% | 1.0% | 848 |
| 2021/22 | 8.8% | 7.1% | +1.7pp | 31.3% | 6.8% | 2.1% | 879 |
| 2022/23 | 8.0% | 6.8% | +1.2pp | 25.1% | 4.9% | 3.0% | 913 |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% | +1.3pp | 24.0% | 4.3% | 3.6% | 889 |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% | +3.0pp | 27.7% | 5.4% | 3.8% | 876 |
23 May 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2015 | — | Requires improvement |