Flags
5
1 high
Per-pupil income
£3,361.65
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
82.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.0%
of income
In-year balance
-2.8%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.6%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.8% of income.
Elevated: turnover 20.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.
28 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,878
Capacity
2,025 (93%)
Free school meals
24.5%
English additional lang.
21.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
112.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.7
Mean salary
£47,545
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.7%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.9%
Unauthorised absence
5.6%
2024/25 · 1,768 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 | £10.0m | £10.2m | £8.4m | 84.1% | -£189k | £1.0m | 10.2% | £5,545 |
| 2022/23 | £11.4m | £11.7m | £9.3m | 81.3% | -£246k | £772k | 6.8% | £6,070 |
| 2023/24 | £6.5m | £6.6m | £5.3m | 82.6% | -£181k | £451k | 7.0% | £3,362 |
Teaching staff
£4.1m
Support staff
£172k
Premises
£321k
Other costs
£985k
13.3%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
6.9%
Premises (total)
1.7%
Supply staff
0.1%
Catering
3.2%
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 | —* | 45.0 | 56.2% | 38.9% | 30.7% | — | 329 |
* 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 | 109.2 | 15.9 | £41,230 | 10.3% | 0.0% | 1.8 |
| 2021/22 | 107.9 | 16.8 | £44,318 | 11.9% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2022/23 | 111.4 | 16.9 | £43,162 | 24.7% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2023/24 | 109.8 | 17.5 | £48,778 | 20.6% | 1.8% | 3.7 |
| 2024/25 | 112.6 | 16.7 | £47,545 | —% | 1.7% | — |
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.8% | 4.4% | +1.4pp | 16.1% | 5.0% | 0.8% | 1,412 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.3% | 4.9% | 0.7% | 1,384 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 15.6% | 4.9% | 1.1% | 1,387 |
| 2016/17 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 15.2% | 4.3% | 1.8% | 1,397 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 14.1% | 4.2% | 1.6% | 1,408 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 12.9% | 4.3% | 1.5% | 1,425 |
| 2020/21 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 20.5% | 5.6% | 1.7% | 1,576 |
| 2021/22 | 11.1% | 7.1% | +4.0pp | 36.9% | 7.8% | 3.3% | 1,663 |
| 2022/23 | 11.1% | 6.8% | +4.2pp | 34.1% | 6.5% | 4.6% | 1,745 |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% | +4.0pp | 31.6% | 4.2% | 6.3% | 1,815 |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% | +3.3pp | 26.2% | 3.9% | 5.6% | 1,768 |
28 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 2016 | — | Good |