Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,560.51
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.4%
of income
In-year balance
+9.4%
of income
Elevated: turnover 30.0%.
2 April 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,101
Capacity
1,499 (73%)
Free school meals
39.2%
English additional lang.
10.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
46.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
23.9
Mean salary
£49,817
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.2%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25 · 1,142 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 | £6.1m | £4.6m | 69.2% | +£514k | £207k | 3.1% | £6,084 |
| 2022/23 | £7.6m | £6.7m | £5.0m | 66.5% | +£850k | £200k | 2.6% | £7,002 |
| 2023/24 | £8.3m | £7.5m | £5.6m | 67.0% | +£779k | £200k | 2.4% | £7,561 |
Teaching staff
£4.1m
Support staff
£828k
Premises
£448k
Other costs
£1.5m
5.1%
Admin staff
3.8%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
9.1%
Premises (total)
1.6%
Supply staff
4.7%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 48.0 | 71.7% | 55.1% | 57.1% | — | 198 |
* 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 | 57.0 | 18.8 | £38,890 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2021/22 | 58.6 | 18.5 | £41,239 | 16.3% | 0.0% | 9.2 |
| 2022/23 | 54.5 | 19.8 | £41,629 | 20.7% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2023/24 | 47.6 | 23.1 | £45,395 | 30.0% | 2.1% | 4.7 |
| 2024/25 | 46.0 | 23.9 | £49,817 | —% | 2.1% | — |
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.4% | 4.4% | +2.0pp | 19.7% | 4.6% | 1.8% | 924 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 18.4% | 4.6% | 1.2% | 882 |
| 2015/16 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 21.4% | 4.8% | 2.0% | 857 |
| 2016/17 | 8.2% | 4.6% | +3.6pp | 25.3% | 5.3% | 2.9% | 896 |
| 2017/18 | 7.7% | 4.8% | +3.0pp | 21.1% | 4.5% | 3.3% | 901 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.7% | 3.2% | 2.3% | 947 |
| 2020/21 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 22.2% | 5.0% | 2.3% | 1,051 |
| 2021/22 | 9.9% | 7.1% | +2.8pp | 30.2% | 6.8% | 3.2% | 1,111 |
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% | +1.6pp | 24.9% | 3.9% | 4.5% | 1,127 |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% | +2.2pp | 24.2% | 4.1% | 4.7% | 1,138 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.8pp | 22.5% | 4.2% | 3.8% | 1,142 |
2 April 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 2016 | — | Requires improvement |