Per-pupil income
£8,857.54
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
61.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
18.9%
of income
In-year balance
+18.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.1%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.2%.
6 March 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,112
Capacity
1,150 (97%)
Free school meals
56.8%
English additional lang.
32.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
60.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.3
Mean salary
£53,698
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.2%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
3.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
8.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.0%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25 · 1,098 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 | £9.0m | £7.7m | £5.5m | 61.0% | +£1.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,191 |
| 2022/23 | £9.2m | £8.2m | £5.8m | 63.1% | +£1.0m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,995 |
| 2023/24 | £9.5m | £7.7m | £5.8m | 61.5% | +£1.8m | £1.8m | 18.9% | £8,858 |
Teaching staff
£4.1m
Support staff
£826k
Premises
£372k
Other costs
£1.5m
3.5%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
6.4%
Premises (total)
4.6%
Supply staff
2.7%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 43.9 | 63.0% | 41.0% | 13.9% | — | 173 |
* 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 | 73.2 | 15.9 | £39,404 | 27.6% | 0.0% | 17.4 |
| 2021/22 | 69.6 | 15.8 | £39,889 | 22.9% | 0.0% | 11.4 |
| 2022/23 | 69.4 | 14.7 | £37,688 | 34.2% | 0.0% | 8.7 |
| 2023/24 | 64.0 | 16.8 | £50,355 | 24.1% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2024/25 | 60.8 | 18.3 | £53,698 | —% | 3.2% | — |
Overall absence
3.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
8.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 12.1% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 838 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 18.5% | 4.6% | 1.3% | 888 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 6.7% | 3.2% | 1.0% | 917 |
| 2016/17 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 18.5% | 4.7% | 1.6% | 933 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 17.4% | 4.9% | 1.4% | 918 |
| 2018/19 | 7.6% | 4.6% | +3.0pp | 23.9% | 5.1% | 2.5% | 931 |
| 2020/21 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 22.1% | 4.3% | 2.7% | 937 |
| 2021/22 | 12.1% | 7.1% | +5.0pp | 34.9% | 5.8% | 6.3% | 934 |
| 2022/23 | 10.0% | 6.8% | +3.2pp | 29.7% | 3.5% | 6.6% | 940 |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% | -1.5pp | 13.0% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 1,031 |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% | -2.7pp | 8.7% | 2.0% | 1.5% | 1,098 |
6 March 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb 2016 | — | Requires improvement |