Flags
6
1 high
Per-pupil income
£9,381.07
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
82.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.4%
of income
In-year balance
-1.2%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 3.7%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.2% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 2.4%.
10 May 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,458
Capacity
1,470 (99%)
Free school meals
40.2%
English additional lang.
39.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
104.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.0
Mean salary
£59,485
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25 · 1,301 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 | £11.3m | £11.3m | £8.9m | 78.5% | -£31k | £261k | 2.3% | £7,634 |
| 2022/23 | £12.8m | £12.7m | £9.7m | 76.4% | +£79k | £340k | 2.7% | £8,851 |
| 2023/24 | £13.4m | £13.2m | £10.3m | 77.2% | +£150k | £490k | 3.7% | £9,182 |
| 2024/25 | £13.7m | £13.8m | £11.2m | 82.1% | -£166k | £324k | 2.4% | £9,381 |
Teaching staff
£8.2m
Support staff
£1.7m
Premises
£1.0m
Other costs
£1.6m
7.3%
Admin staff
0.9%
Energy
1.5%
ICT
2.8%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
1.4%
Catering
6.9%
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 | —* | 42.1 | 60.0% | 34.0% | 23.7% | — | 215 |
* 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 | 97.3 | 14.7 | £50,249 | 6.5% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2021/22 | 104.1 | 14.2 | £52,264 | 14.2% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2022/23 | 98.6 | 14.6 | £52,266 | 14.2% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2023/24 | 103.2 | 14.1 | £57,270 | 11.4% | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2024/25 | 104.4 | 14.0 | £59,485 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.2pp | 12.7% | 3.5% | 1.1% | 1,145 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 17.0% | 3.7% | 1.9% | 1,191 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 7.0% | 3.2% | 1.6% | 1,169 |
| 2016/17 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 6.8% | 2.7% | 1.2% | 1,185 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 10.1% | 2.9% | 1.7% | 1,174 |
| 2018/19 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 19.3% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 1,223 |
| 2020/21 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 17.8% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 1,262 |
| 2021/22 | 9.0% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 29.6% | 3.4% | 5.6% | 1,295 |
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% | +1.8pp | 25.9% | 3.6% | 5.0% | 1,258 |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% | +2.1pp | 26.6% | 3.6% | 5.1% | 1,314 |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% | +1.6pp | 23.0% | 3.3% | 4.5% | 1,301 |
10 May 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 2014 | — | Requires improvement |