Per-pupil income
£7,187.85
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.1%
of income
In-year balance
+3.1%
of income
No active flags for this school.
30 April 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
2,038
Capacity
2,000 (102%)
Free school meals
29.3%
English additional lang.
19.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
131.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.5
Mean salary
£49,542
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.8%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25 · 1,577 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 | £11.8m | £12.2m | £9.8m | 83.6% | -£389k | £995k | 8.4% | £6,245 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £7.7m | £5.6m | 74.4% | -£211k | £835k | 11.1% | £3,936 |
| 2023/24 | £14.3m | £13.9m | £10.6m | 73.8% | +£449k | £1.0m | 7.1% | £7,188 |
Teaching staff
£8.0m
Support staff
£0
Premises
£1.2m
Other costs
£2.1m
12.3%
Admin staff
4.3%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
10.7%
Premises (total)
0.9%
Supply staff
1.4%
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 | —* | 47.8 | 65.8% | 45.5% | 10.3% | — | 301 |
* 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 | 133.3 | 14.2 | £41,713 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 144.3 | 13.1 | £41,127 | 16.4% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2022/23 | 130.8 | 14.6 | £43,690 | 8.1% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2023/24 | 132.6 | 15.0 | £46,263 | 11.1% | 0.7% | 5.8 |
| 2024/25 | 131.4 | 15.5 | £49,542 | —% | 0.8% | — |
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.6pp | 16.3% | 3.8% | 2.2% | 1,501 |
| 2014/15 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 17.9% | 3.5% | 2.4% | 1,456 |
| 2015/16 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 17.1% | 3.7% | 2.5% | 1,445 |
| 2016/17 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 18.6% | 4.0% | 2.8% | 1,434 |
| 2017/18 | 6.7% | 4.8% | +1.9pp | 18.1% | 4.0% | 2.6% | 1,411 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 14.1% | 3.4% | 2.7% | 1,400 |
| 2020/21 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 8.0% | 2.4% | 1.2% | 1,456 |
| 2021/22 | 6.9% | 7.1% | -0.2pp | 19.5% | 4.2% | 2.7% | 1,479 |
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% | +1.0pp | 22.6% | 4.8% | 3.1% | 1,521 |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% | +1.0pp | 21.1% | 4.3% | 3.2% | 1,550 |
| 2024/25 | 7.0% | 6.2% | +0.8pp | 19.5% | 4.0% | 3.0% | 1,577 |
30 April 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 2012 | — | Requires improvement |