Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£5,647.79
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.1%
of income
In-year balance
-3.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.7%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.5% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.8%.
21 June 2016 · 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
1,174
Capacity
1,160 (101%)
Free school meals
28.3%
English additional lang.
3.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
81.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.3
Mean salary
£55,294
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25 · 1,030 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 | £8.5m | £8.9m | £6.9m | 81.3% | -£339k | £246k | 2.9% | £7,341 |
| 2022/23 | £9.5m | £9.0m | £7.1m | 75.0% | +£431k | £271k | 2.9% | £7,969 |
| 2023/24 | £6.8m | £7.0m | £5.2m | 77.0% | -£241k | £5k | 0.1% | £5,648 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
Support staff
£104k
Premises
£843k
Other costs
£958k
6.9%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
0.3%
Premises (total)
3.0%
Supply staff
2.0%
Catering
0.5%
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 | —* | 39.0 | 48.4% | 24.5% | 10.4% | — | 192 |
* 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 | 77.6 | 14.9 | £42,461 | 7.7% | 0.0% | 9.6 |
| 2021/22 | 79.8 | 14.6 | £43,198 | 11.3% | 0.0% | 12.3 |
| 2022/23 | 83.4 | 14.3 | £44,746 | 17.4% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2023/24 | 78.1 | 15.4 | £49,834 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2024/25 | 81.9 | 14.3 | £55,294 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 13.3% | 4.5% | 0.5% | 877 |
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 16.7% | 5.1% | 1.0% | 891 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 16.0% | 5.0% | 1.0% | 906 |
| 2016/17 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 19.5% | 5.4% | 1.3% | 922 |
| 2017/18 | 6.9% | 4.8% | +2.2pp | 20.1% | 5.6% | 1.4% | 953 |
| 2018/19 | 7.2% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 18.7% | 5.3% | 1.8% | 973 |
| 2020/21 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 14.5% | 4.4% | 1.5% | 998 |
| 2021/22 | 10.8% | 7.1% | +3.7pp | 34.7% | 8.3% | 2.5% | 1,014 |
| 2022/23 | 10.7% | 6.8% | +3.9pp | 32.1% | 7.5% | 3.2% | 1,015 |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% | +3.8pp | 31.2% | 7.1% | 3.2% | 1,039 |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% | +3.6pp | 27.4% | 7.5% | 2.4% | 1,030 |
21 June 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb 2014 | — | Requires improvement |