Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,712.5
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.7%
of income
In-year balance
+3.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.6%.
21 May 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,643
Capacity
1,650 (100%)
Free school meals
42.6%
English additional lang.
50.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
102.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.0
Mean salary
£45,964
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25 · 1,485 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 | £10.4m | £10.2m | £7.6m | 73.4% | +£149k | £225k | 2.2% | £6,719 |
| 2022/23 | £11.1m | £11.0m | £8.1m | 73.5% | +£106k | £331k | 3.0% | £7,021 |
| 2023/24 | £12.5m | £12.2m | £8.5m | 67.9% | +£387k | £719k | 5.7% | £7,713 |
Teaching staff
£6.3m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£1.5m
Other costs
£2.2m
3.5%
Admin staff
0.3%
Energy
11.9%
Premises (total)
3.0%
Supply staff
2.8%
Catering
1.8%
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 | —* | 42.1 | 54.2% | 34.7% | 11.6% | — | 277 |
* 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 | 101.0 | 15.2 | £42,765 | 8.8% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2021/22 | 103.5 | 14.9 | £43,821 | 19.7% | 0.0% | 9.7 |
| 2022/23 | 106.5 | 14.8 | £42,766 | 24.4% | 0.0% | 9.9 |
| 2023/24 | 102.1 | 15.8 | £44,334 | 22.9% | 0.0% | 9.7 |
| 2024/25 | 102.5 | 16.0 | £45,964 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.6pp | 18.9% | 3.9% | 2.1% | 1,213 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.5% | 3.5% | 2.0% | 1,303 |
| 2015/16 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 18.5% | 3.6% | 2.8% | 1,378 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 13.9% | 3.1% | 2.7% | 1,388 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 14.5% | 3.3% | 2.4% | 1,397 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 14.1% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 1,400 |
| 2020/21 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 9.5% | 2.4% | 1.7% | 1,428 |
| 2021/22 | 8.0% | 7.1% | +0.8pp | 26.7% | 4.9% | 3.1% | 1,455 |
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% | +2.4pp | 32.8% | 5.4% | 3.8% | 1,452 |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% | +3.0pp | 33.0% | 4.7% | 4.9% | 1,469 |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% | +1.2pp | 24.3% | 4.4% | 3.0% | 1,485 |
21 May 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Jun 2010 | — | Requires improvement |