Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£9,515.37
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
79.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-13.0%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 13.0% of income.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.9%.
Elevated: turnover 46.9%.
20 April 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,336
Capacity
1,430 (93%)
Free school meals
32.6%
English additional lang.
35.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
50.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
26.5
Mean salary
£57,415
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25 · 1,150 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 | £11.0m | £10.3m | £6.8m | 62.1% | +£679k | £3.9m | 35.6% | £7,904 |
| 2022/23 | £7.8m | £8.0m | £5.6m | 71.5% | -£221k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,040 |
| 2023/24 | £12.1m | £13.7m | £9.7m | 79.9% | -£1.6m | £0 | 0.0% | £9,515 |
Teaching staff
£6.9m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£995k
Other costs
£3.0m
4.8%
Admin staff
4.8%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
12.8%
Premises (total)
4.8%
Supply staff
5.6%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 59.4 | 80.6% | 73.5% | 91.9% | — | 211 |
* 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 | 73.3 | 19.1 | £43,547 | 30.0% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2021/22 | 75.3 | 18.5 | £44,284 | 25.9% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2022/23 | 82.8 | — | £45,815 | 35.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 85.7 | 14.8 | £55,205 | 46.9% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2024/25 | 50.5 | 26.5 | £57,415 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.0pp | 9.5% | 3.9% | 0.5% | 1,222 |
| 2014/15 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 9.5% | 3.7% | 0.7% | 1,206 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 9.3% | 3.8% | 0.7% | 1,202 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 8.6% | 3.5% | 0.9% | 1,211 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 8.2% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 1,214 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 9.1% | 3.7% | 0.8% | 1,196 |
| 2020/21 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 13.0% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 1,196 |
| 2021/22 | 8.7% | 7.1% | +1.6pp | 28.4% | 7.2% | 1.5% | 1,217 |
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% | +3.4pp | 35.4% | 7.0% | 3.2% | 1,191 |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% | +1.1pp | 21.6% | 5.2% | 2.4% | 1,146 |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% | +1.6pp | 25.0% | 4.8% | 3.1% | 1,150 |
20 April 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 2014 | URN 140134 | Outstanding |