Flags
6
3 high
Per-pupil income
£7,705.16
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-1.2%
of income
In-year balance
-1.2%
of income
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 3.2% to 0.0%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -1.2%.
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 3.2% to -1.2%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 0.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.2% of income.
11 May 2016 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,169
Capacity
1,146 (102%)
Free school meals
21.7%
English additional lang.
5.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 13–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
63.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.5
Mean salary
£51,398
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
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 | £7.2m | £6.5m | £4.5m | 61.6% | +£702k | £231k | 3.2% | £7,405 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £7.6m | £5.0m | 67.0% | -£149k | £82k | 1.1% | £7,251 |
| 2023/24 | £8.5m | £8.6m | £5.8m | 68.4% | -£81k | £1k | 0.0% | £7,338 |
| 2024/25 | £9.0m | £9.1m | £6.7m | 74.7% | -£109k | -£108k | -1.2% | £7,705 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
Support staff
£796k
Premises
£638k
Other costs
£1.8m
10.0%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
1.8%
ICT
6.7%
Premises (total)
0.3%
Supply staff
2.9%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 45.7 | 70.3% | 45.4% | 12.4% | — | 249 |
* 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 | 51.9 | 18.5 | £44,085 | 7.7% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2021/22 | 57.0 | 17.2 | £44,641 | 12.3% | 1.7% | 6.9 |
| 2022/23 | 56.8 | 18.1 | £48,324 | 7.0% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2023/24 | 61.2 | 19.0 | £50,996 | 15.0% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2024/25 | 63.3 | 18.5 | £51,398 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 16.5% | 4.4% | 1.0% | 732 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 16.6% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 621 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 18.6% | 4.3% | 1.6% | 533 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 17.8% | 4.2% | 1.8% | 505 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 15.2% | 4.2% | 1.2% | 539 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 13.5% | 3.8% | 1.3% | 631 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.9% | 3.6% | 1.6% | 721 |
| 2021/22 | 8.4% | 7.1% | +1.3pp | 25.9% | 6.2% | 2.2% | 739 |
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% | +1.3pp | 22.2% | 5.8% | 2.3% | 769 |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% | +1.3pp | 22.1% | 5.1% | 2.7% | 849 |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% | +1.9pp | 21.3% | 4.8% | 3.3% | 868 |
11 May 2016 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Jan 2014 | — | Inadequate |