Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,851.54
2022/23
Staff costs % of income
72.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.0%
of income
In-year balance
+2.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.4%.
21 October 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
593
Capacity
600 (99%)
Free school meals
22.8%
English additional lang.
8.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
33.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.6
Mean salary
£46,007
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25 · 620 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 | £3.7m | £3.5m | £2.7m | 72.4% | +£245k | £174k | 4.7% | £6,463 |
| 2022/23 | £4.0m | £3.9m | £2.9m | 72.7% | +£88k | £282k | 7.0% | £6,852 |
Teaching staff
£2.0m
Support staff
£507k
Premises
£190k
Other costs
£817k
7.8%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
3.7%
Premises (total)
2.0%
Supply staff
4.1%
Catering
0.4%
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 | —* | 41.2 | 59.8% | 34.2% | 34.2% | — | 117 |
* 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 | 32.3 | 18.1 | £40,945 | 22.9% | 0.0% | 0.9 |
| 2021/22 | 31.1 | 18.5 | £40,664 | 15.8% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2022/23 | 33.7 | 17.4 | £40,127 | 36.6% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2023/24 | 30.4 | 19.1 | £41,713 | 9.5% | 6.2% | 5.0 |
| 2024/25 | 33.8 | 17.6 | £46,007 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 12.4% | 4.6% | 0.6% | 460 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 12.3% | 5.2% | 0.4% | 421 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 13.9% | 4.8% | 1.0% | 452 |
| 2016/17 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 13.2% | 5.1% | 1.2% | 476 |
| 2017/18 | 6.8% | 4.8% | +2.1pp | 17.7% | 5.8% | 1.0% | 513 |
| 2018/19 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 16.7% | 5.5% | 1.0% | 563 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 9.9% | 3.7% | 1.0% | 597 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 29.7% | 7.6% | 1.5% | 592 |
| 2022/23 | 10.0% | 6.8% | +3.2pp | 30.0% | 7.7% | 2.3% | 606 |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% | +3.6pp | 31.3% | 7.1% | 3.0% | 616 |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% | +2.1pp | 26.6% | 6.1% | 2.3% | 620 |
21 October 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 2013 | — | Requires improvement |