Per-pupil income
£8,200.24
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+8.2%
of income
No active flags for this school.
26 January 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
832
Capacity
800 (104%)
Free school meals
28.7%
English additional lang.
26.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
45.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.5
Mean salary
£49,422
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 868 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 | £6.2m | £5.8m | £4.1m | 66.6% | +£398k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,424 |
| 2022/23 | £6.5m | £5.9m | £4.2m | 65.2% | +£582k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,632 |
| 2023/24 | £6.9m | £6.3m | £4.6m | 66.6% | +£564k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,200 |
Teaching staff
£3.5m
Support staff
£514k
Premises
£236k
Other costs
£1.5m
5.4%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
10.0%
Premises (total)
2.8%
Supply staff
5.3%
Catering
1.9%
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 | —* | 52.7 | 71.9% | 54.5% | 87.4% | — | 167 |
* 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 | 57.8 | 14.5 | £40,392 | 11.8% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2021/22 | 53.6 | 15.6 | £39,627 | 15.3% | 0.0% | 11.6 |
| 2022/23 | 54.4 | 15.6 | £44,380 | 25.7% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2023/24 | 45.2 | 18.6 | £46,170 | 17.7% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2024/25 | 45.0 | 18.5 | £49,422 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 14.0% | 4.0% | 1.0% | 564 |
| 2014/15 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 21.9% | 4.8% | 1.5% | 716 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 16.2% | 3.7% | 2.2% | 854 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 10.3% | 3.1% | 1.4% | 837 |
| 2017/18 | 4.2% | 4.8% | -0.6pp | 9.1% | 3.0% | 1.1% | 846 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 16.5% | 4.0% | 1.5% | 856 |
| 2020/21 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 18.9% | 4.7% | 1.8% | 860 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 29.7% | 6.3% | 2.7% | 869 |
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% | +2.7pp | 28.0% | 6.7% | 2.7% | 885 |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% | +1.0pp | 22.5% | 4.4% | 3.1% | 889 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 20.4% | 5.2% | 2.7% | 868 |
26 January 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Dec 2014 | — | Requires improvement |