Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,246.11
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
80.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.2%
of income
In-year balance
-1.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.7%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.0%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.7% of income.
26 April 2017 · 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
1,068
Capacity
1,075 (99%)
Free school meals
50.7%
English additional lang.
14.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
68.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.5
Mean salary
£52,552
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
35.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.7%
Unauthorised absence
7.1%
2024/25 · 1,033 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 | £7.1m | £6.7m | £5.3m | 74.8% | +£329k | £954k | 13.5% | £7,168 |
| 2022/23 | £7.7m | £7.7m | £5.8m | 75.5% | +£35k | £935k | 12.1% | £7,859 |
| 2023/24 | £8.5m | £8.6m | £6.8m | 80.0% | -£147k | £524k | 6.2% | £8,246 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£303k
Other costs
£1.5m
5.5%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
5.2%
Premises (total)
1.7%
Supply staff
3.4%
Catering
0.7%
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 | —* | 41.2 | 54.1% | 29.7% | 5.2% | — | 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 | 61.0 | 15.3 | £42,892 | 4.9% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2021/22 | 64.2 | 15.3 | £42,797 | 9.3% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2022/23 | 67.8 | 14.5 | £46,193 | 14.2% | 1.5% | 5.1 |
| 2023/24 | 67.8 | 15.2 | £49,906 | 11.8% | 1.5% | 6.2 |
| 2024/25 | 68.8 | 15.5 | £52,552 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
35.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.9% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 16.5% | 3.6% | 2.3% | 659 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 16.3% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 643 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 13.3% | 3.5% | 1.4% | 626 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 13.1% | 2.9% | 2.1% | 655 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 13.4% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 768 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 15.2% | 2.2% | 3.2% | 836 |
| 2020/21 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 18.5% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 897 |
| 2021/22 | 9.4% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 33.3% | 4.0% | 5.3% | 940 |
| 2022/23 | 9.0% | 6.8% | +2.2pp | 30.7% | 3.5% | 5.5% | 957 |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% | +3.4pp | 33.0% | 3.7% | 6.2% | 995 |
| 2024/25 | 10.7% | 6.2% | +4.5pp | 35.6% | 3.7% | 7.1% | 1,033 |
26 April 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2015 | — | Requires improvement |