Flags
4
3 high
Per-pupil income
£13,507.4
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
68.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-3.8%
of income
In-year balance
-1.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.2%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -3.8%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.7% of income.
2 July 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
909
Capacity
1,035 (88%)
Free school meals
72.6%
English additional lang.
50.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
71.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
12.8
Mean salary
£57,765
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
42.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
8.4%
2024/25 · 678 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 | £9.2m | £8.9m | £6.1m | 65.9% | +£254k | £138k | 1.5% | £9,508 |
| 2022/23 | £9.3m | £10.0m | £6.7m | 72.4% | -£755k | -£617k | -6.6% | £9,463 |
| 2023/24 | £11.9m | £11.5m | £7.6m | 64.0% | +£357k | -£260k | -2.2% | £12,050 |
| 2024/25 | £12.3m | £12.5m | £8.5m | 68.8% | -£208k | -£469k | -3.8% | £13,507 |
Teaching staff
£5.7m
Support staff
£1.5m
Premises
£1.6m
Other costs
£2.5m
6.6%
Admin staff
0.4%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
4.6%
Premises (total)
0.9%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
13.6%
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 | —* | 41.5 | 64.4% | 37.0% | 27.4% | — | 146 |
* 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 65.8 | 13.6 | £50,521 | 18.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020/21 | 61.8 | 14.3 | £52,441 | 18.8% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2021/22 | 62.6 | 15.5 | £50,705 | 18.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 71.5 | 13.6 | £56,292 | 21.0% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2024/25 | 71.2 | 12.8 | £57,765 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
13.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
42.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
8.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.7% | 4.4% | +1.3pp | 15.4% | 3.8% | 1.9% | 1,065 |
| 2014/15 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 17.3% | 3.9% | 2.3% | 1,056 |
| 2015/16 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 15.6% | 4.1% | 2.2% | 1,050 |
| 2016/17 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 21.2% | 4.3% | 2.8% | 1,025 |
| 2017/18 | 6.2% | 4.8% | +1.4pp | 17.5% | 3.8% | 2.4% | 936 |
| 2018/19 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 18.8% | 4.2% | 2.7% | 835 |
| 2020/21 | 7.7% | 4.5% | +3.2pp | 23.8% | 5.4% | 2.3% | 761 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.2pp | 30.9% | 6.2% | 3.2% | 833 |
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% | +3.3pp | 33.1% | 5.2% | 5.0% | 844 |
| 2023/24 | 11.0% | 6.6% | +4.5pp | 39.8% | 4.4% | 6.6% | 751 |
| 2024/25 | 13.3% | 6.2% | +7.0pp | 42.6% | 4.9% | 8.4% | 678 |
2 July 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan 2017 | — | Requires improvement |