Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,503.98
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
28.0%
of income
In-year balance
+11.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.6%.
Elevated: turnover 18.2%.
28 March 2017 · 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
874
Capacity
1,100 (79%)
Free school meals
48.5%
English additional lang.
3.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
52.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.6
Mean salary
£50,006
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
36.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.4%
Unauthorised absence
5.1%
2024/25 · 851 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 | £6.5m | £5.7m | £4.4m | 66.8% | +£785k | £843k | 12.9% | £7,225 |
| 2022/23 | £6.9m | £6.1m | £4.7m | 68.2% | +£785k | £1.6m | 22.6% | £7,691 |
| 2023/24 | £7.5m | £6.6m | £5.0m | 66.4% | +£843k | £2.1m | 28.0% | £8,504 |
Teaching staff
£3.5m
Support staff
£797k
Premises
£363k
Other costs
£1.3m
5.4%
Admin staff
2.7%
Energy
1.8%
ICT
8.4%
Premises (total)
3.3%
Supply staff
1.3%
Catering
2.2%
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 | 59.2% | 38.8% | 18.4% | — | 147 |
* 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 | 47.9 | 18.3 | £39,543 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 1.9 |
| 2021/22 | 47.7 | 19.0 | £43,562 | 22.1% | 4.0% | 5.0 |
| 2022/23 | 45.9 | 19.6 | £41,091 | 19.6% | 0.0% | 8.9 |
| 2023/24 | 43.9 | 20.0 | £42,274 | 18.2% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2024/25 | 52.6 | 16.6 | £50,006 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
36.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.5% | 4.4% | +3.1pp | 19.7% | 4.3% | 3.1% | 776 |
| 2014/15 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 22.7% | 4.9% | 2.5% | 714 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 16.5% | 4.0% | 2.0% | 653 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.4% | 3.8% | 1.6% | 649 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 12.1% | 3.7% | 1.6% | 711 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 10.8% | 3.5% | 1.6% | 766 |
| 2020/21 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 19.9% | 5.3% | 1.5% | 859 |
| 2021/22 | 9.6% | 7.1% | +2.4pp | 28.0% | 6.7% | 2.9% | 879 |
| 2022/23 | 12.4% | 6.8% | +5.6pp | 37.2% | 7.7% | 4.7% | 879 |
| 2023/24 | 12.3% | 6.6% | +5.8pp | 37.8% | 7.3% | 5.0% | 843 |
| 2024/25 | 12.6% | 6.2% | +6.4pp | 36.1% | 7.4% | 5.1% | 851 |
28 March 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 2015 | — | Requires improvement |