Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,446.77
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
11.8%
of income
In-year balance
+2.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
21 May 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,022
Capacity
1,150 (89%)
Free school meals
19.0%
English additional lang.
4.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
54.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.8
Mean salary
£48,455
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.8%
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.
21.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
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 | £6.6m | £6.8m | £5.2m | 79.8% | -£285k | £984k | 15.0% | £6,225 |
| 2022/23 | £3.3m | £3.2m | £2.5m | 74.0% | +£145k | £642k | 19.2% | £3,189 |
| 2023/24 | £6.8m | £6.6m | £5.2m | 76.5% | +£159k | £803k | 11.8% | £6,447 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£342k
Premises
£456k
Other costs
£977k
6.0%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
8.7%
Premises (total)
3.0%
Supply staff
2.0%
Catering
0.4%
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 | —* | 42.7 | 57.1% | 38.8% | 53.9% | — | 219 |
* 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 | 60.1 | 17.8 | £42,962 | 15.8% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2021/22 | 57.6 | 18.3 | £42,843 | 15.1% | 0.0% | 8.4 |
| 2022/23 | 59.1 | 17.8 | £44,584 | 31.6% | 0.0% | 9.7 |
| 2023/24 | 57.0 | 18.5 | £47,480 | 17.9% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2024/25 | 54.5 | 18.8 | £48,455 | —% | 1.8% | — |
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 11.9% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 1,048 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.5% | 4.1% | 0.7% | 1,023 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.2% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 1,020 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 11.7% | 4.0% | 0.8% | 1,032 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 11.8% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 1,053 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 12.7% | 4.0% | 1.5% | 1,049 |
| 2020/21 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 9.6% | 2.8% | 1.3% | 1,096 |
| 2021/22 | 9.2% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 26.3% | 6.6% | 2.6% | 1,090 |
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% | +1.7pp | 24.2% | 5.4% | 3.2% | 1,081 |
| 2023/24 | 9.0% | 6.6% | +2.4pp | 23.1% | 5.0% | 4.0% | 1,083 |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% | +2.2pp | 21.8% | 6.0% | 2.4% | 1,047 |
21 May 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 2013 | — | Requires improvement |