Flags
5
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,353.31
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
73.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
1.5%
of income
In-year balance
-0.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 16.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.6%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.7% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 2.5%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 1.5%.
14 May 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
1,474
Capacity
1,550 (95%)
Free school meals
20.6%
English additional lang.
20.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
94.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.6
Mean salary
£49,877
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25 · 1,345 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 | £11.0m | £10.9m | £8.3m | 75.4% | +£87k | £479k | 4.4% | £7,328 |
| 2022/23 | £11.7m | £11.5m | £8.6m | 73.1% | +£177k | £656k | 5.6% | £7,932 |
| 2023/24 | £12.7m | £13.0m | £9.4m | 73.8% | -£344k | £311k | 2.5% | £8,578 |
| 2024/25 | £13.8m | £13.9m | £10.2m | 73.7% | -£104k | £208k | 1.5% | £9,353 |
Teaching staff
£6.8m
Support staff
£1.7m
Premises
£882k
Other costs
£2.9m
8.7%
Admin staff
2.7%
Energy
1.9%
ICT
11.7%
Premises (total)
1.8%
Supply staff
3.2%
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 | —* | 44.2 | 58.2% | 37.3% | 13.8% | — | 268 |
* 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 | 96.2 | 15.3 | £44,157 | 11.9% | 1.0% | 5.8 |
| 2021/22 | 101.6 | 14.7 | £43,964 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2022/23 | 97.8 | 15.1 | £44,047 | 16.3% | 1.0% | 7.5 |
| 2023/24 | 96.1 | 15.4 | £46,357 | 13.6% | 0.0% | 7.7 |
| 2024/25 | 94.6 | 15.6 | £49,877 | —% | 1.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 10.3% | 3.4% | 1.4% | 1,354 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.3% | 3.5% | 1.2% | 1,371 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 9.8% | 3.3% | 1.4% | 1,424 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 12.3% | 3.8% | 1.2% | 1,468 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 13.8% | 4.2% | 1.5% | 1,467 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 14.2% | 3.9% | 1.7% | 1,429 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 11.1% | 3.1% | 1.1% | 1,311 |
| 2021/22 | 8.4% | 7.1% | +1.3pp | 26.2% | 6.3% | 2.2% | 1,314 |
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% | +2.0pp | 26.9% | 5.7% | 3.1% | 1,321 |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% | +3.0pp | 26.6% | 6.1% | 3.5% | 1,387 |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% | +3.0pp | 25.6% | 6.2% | 3.0% | 1,345 |
14 May 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb 2017 | — | Requires improvement |