Flags
5
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,241.83
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
81.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.9%
of income
In-year balance
-2.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.8%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.9% of income.
Elevated: turnover 23.5%.
20 September 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,547
Capacity
1,450 (107%)
Free school meals
18.6%
English additional lang.
8.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
96.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.0
Mean salary
£48,589
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.2%
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
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25 · 1,305 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 | £9.1m | £8.9m | £7.1m | 78.0% | +£173k | £1.1m | 12.4% | £6,241 |
| 2022/23 | £10.1m | £9.9m | £7.8m | 77.6% | +£180k | £1.3m | 13.0% | £6,666 |
| 2023/24 | £11.1m | £11.4m | £9.1m | 81.8% | -£322k | £990k | 8.9% | £7,242 |
Teaching staff
£6.0m
Support staff
£1.8m
Premises
£598k
Other costs
£1.7m
7.7%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
4.5%
Premises (total)
1.3%
Supply staff
0.9%
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 | —* | 47.5 | 70.5% | 49.0% | 28.7% | — | 251 |
* 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 | 82.5 | 17.1 | £42,383 | 11.8% | 1.2% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 83.7 | 17.4 | £42,427 | 24.3% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2022/23 | 82.7 | 18.3 | £41,984 | 17.4% | 3.5% | 4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 88.4 | 17.3 | £44,786 | 23.5% | 1.1% | 5.7 |
| 2024/25 | 96.4 | 16.0 | £48,589 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.4% | 4.4% | +0.0pp | 8.8% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 1,001 |
| 2014/15 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 7.4% | 3.4% | 0.7% | 1,012 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 6.7% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 969 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 7.2% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 1,018 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 7.5% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 1,045 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 9.2% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 1,064 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 10.6% | 3.8% | 0.7% | 1,138 |
| 2021/22 | 8.4% | 7.1% | +1.2pp | 24.8% | 7.1% | 1.2% | 1,218 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.5pp | 26.7% | 6.1% | 2.2% | 1,241 |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% | +1.5pp | 22.1% | 5.4% | 2.6% | 1,268 |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% | +2.0pp | 21.3% | 5.2% | 3.1% | 1,305 |
20 September 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 2015 | — | Requires improvement |