Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£10,058.77
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
62.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+9.7%
of income
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.8%.
27 June 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,130
Capacity
1,340 (84%)
Free school meals
45.3%
English additional lang.
28.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
76.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.8
Mean salary
£53,419
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.8%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.1%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 1,060 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 | £10.2m | £9.2m | £6.8m | 66.3% | +£967k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,978 |
| 2022/23 | £11.3m | £9.5m | £7.6m | 67.0% | +£1.8m | £0 | 0.0% | £9,005 |
| 2023/24 | £12.0m | £10.8m | £7.5m | 62.5% | +£1.2m | £0 | 0.0% | £10,059 |
Teaching staff
£5.4m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£128k
Other costs
£3.2m
4.7%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
0.5%
Premises (total)
1.9%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
2.4%
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 | —* | 42.9 | 59.6% | 35.2% | 38.9% | — | 193 |
* 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 | 75.2 | 15.7 | £47,608 | 24.7% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2021/22 | 80.4 | 15.9 | £48,559 | 41.1% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2022/23 | 88.0 | 14.3 | £48,704 | 34.8% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2023/24 | 86.9 | 13.7 | £50,008 | 32.1% | 4.4% | 6.6 |
| 2024/25 | 76.2 | 14.8 | £53,419 | —% | 3.8% | — |
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 16.1% | 3.3% | 2.0% | 1,282 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 12.6% | 2.7% | 2.2% | 1,235 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 10.9% | 2.8% | 1.8% | 1,222 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 8.4% | 2.9% | 1.6% | 1,251 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 7.7% | 2.8% | 1.4% | 1,253 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 12.2% | 3.2% | 1.9% | 1,259 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 15.6% | 4.1% | 1.3% | 1,025 |
| 2021/22 | 7.9% | 7.1% | +0.7pp | 24.5% | 4.1% | 3.8% | 1,054 |
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% | +2.5pp | 29.0% | 5.0% | 4.3% | 1,049 |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% | +1.7pp | 25.4% | 3.0% | 5.2% | 1,071 |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% | +0.3pp | 20.0% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 1,060 |
27 June 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2015 | — | Requires improvement |