Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£10,957.85
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
75.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-1.8%
of income
In-year balance
-3.1%
of income
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -1.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.1% of income.
8 December 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
881
Capacity
900 (98%)
Free school meals
30.9%
English additional lang.
23.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
61.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.3
Mean salary
£53,180
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25 · 930 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 | £7.9m | £7.7m | £5.4m | 68.5% | +£289k | £581k | 7.3% | £9,026 |
| 2022/23 | £8.5m | £8.7m | £6.1m | 72.0% | -£164k | £417k | 4.9% | £9,579 |
| 2023/24 | £9.3m | £9.6m | £6.8m | 72.9% | -£293k | £124k | 1.3% | £10,531 |
| 2024/25 | £9.7m | £10.0m | £7.3m | 75.2% | -£301k | -£177k | -1.8% | £10,958 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
Support staff
£1.9m
Premises
£1.3m
Other costs
£1.4m
7.6%
Admin staff
-0.7%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
9.1%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
3.1%
Catering
10.4%
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 | —* | 46.7 | 63.4% | 47.1% | 43.6% | — | 172 |
* 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 | 58.0 | 14.7 | £45,086 | 23.4% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2021/22 | 55.4 | 15.9 | £45,725 | 19.1% | 1.8% | 3.1 |
| 2022/23 | 56.6 | 15.7 | £47,980 | 18.4% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2023/24 | 56.6 | 15.5 | £48,708 | 17.7% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2024/25 | 61.4 | 14.3 | £53,180 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 14.3% | 3.7% | 1.6% | 912 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 16.4% | 3.8% | 1.7% | 902 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 14.7% | 3.7% | 2.2% | 906 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 16.5% | 3.7% | 2.3% | 913 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 15.6% | 3.4% | 2.4% | 910 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 15.6% | 3.3% | 2.0% | 900 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 16.0% | 3.8% | 1.4% | 888 |
| 2021/22 | 7.9% | 7.1% | +0.8pp | 22.9% | 5.6% | 2.3% | 904 |
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% | +1.3pp | 25.7% | 5.2% | 2.9% | 927 |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% | +2.0pp | 26.4% | 5.0% | 3.5% | 934 |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% | +2.0pp | 24.2% | 4.3% | 4.0% | 930 |
8 December 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Sept 2013 | — | Requires improvement |