Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,035.85
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
64.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
19.2%
of income
In-year balance
+6.6%
of income
Elevated: turnover 15.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
30 April 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,545
Capacity
1,440 (107%)
Free school meals
10.3%
English additional lang.
16.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
88.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.5
Mean salary
£45,614
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 1,250 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 | £9.4m | £8.8m | £6.6m | 70.2% | +£593k | £1.2m | 12.7% | £6,010 |
| 2022/23 | £10.3m | £9.6m | £7.2m | 69.8% | +£675k | £1.9m | 18.7% | £6,543 |
| 2023/24 | £11.0m | £10.3m | £7.1m | 64.3% | +£721k | £2.1m | 19.2% | £7,036 |
Teaching staff
£6.5m
Support staff
£0
Premises
£2.1m
Other costs
£1.1m
4.3%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
8.3%
Premises (total)
1.0%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
0.3%
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 | —* | 50.4 | 74.6% | 57.3% | 39.1% | — | 248 |
* 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 | 91.5 | 16.3 | £41,196 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2021/22 | 91.5 | 17.2 | £43,466 | 22.2% | 0.0% | 10.7 |
| 2022/23 | 89.2 | 17.7 | £41,603 | 17.3% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2023/24 | 89.0 | 17.6 | £47,412 | 15.7% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2024/25 | 88.5 | 17.5 | £45,614 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 11.6% | 3.7% | 1.1% | 1,098 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.4% | 4.1% | 1.1% | 1,092 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.6% | 3.8% | 1.0% | 1,079 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 13.1% | 4.0% | 1.0% | 1,076 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 11.6% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 1,120 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 11.0% | 4.1% | 0.7% | 1,168 |
| 2020/21 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 7.2% | 2.9% | 0.7% | 1,251 |
| 2021/22 | 7.9% | 7.1% | +0.8pp | 24.4% | 6.3% | 1.6% | 1,293 |
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% | +1.1pp | 22.9% | 5.4% | 2.5% | 1,283 |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% | +1.7pp | 21.2% | 4.8% | 3.5% | 1,309 |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% | +2.1pp | 21.0% | 4.8% | 3.5% | 1,250 |
30 April 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2013 | — | Requires improvement |