Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,916.06
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-2.7%
of income
In-year balance
+0.7%
of income
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -2.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
8 May 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,037
Capacity
869 (119%)
Free school meals
26.2%
English additional lang.
2.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
65.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.9
Mean salary
£46,918
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25 · 891 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 | £6.1m | £5.8m | £4.3m | 70.3% | +£286k | -£311k | -5.1% | £6,519 |
| 2022/23 | £6.6m | £6.4m | £4.6m | 70.8% | +£158k | -£153k | -2.3% | £6,881 |
| 2023/24 | £7.1m | £7.2m | £5.3m | 74.4% | -£125k | -£278k | -3.9% | £6,966 |
| 2024/25 | £8.2m | £8.2m | £6.1m | 74.2% | +£54k | -£224k | -2.7% | £7,916 |
Teaching staff
£4.6m
Support staff
£756k
Premises
£324k
Other costs
£1.7m
5.3%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
5.1%
Premises (total)
2.6%
Supply staff
2.5%
Catering
4.5%
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 | —* | 44.8 | 62.8% | 44.2% | 11.6% | — | 172 |
* 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 | 54.5 | 17.3 | £41,819 | 9.2% | 0.0% | 1.5 |
| 2021/22 | 54.2 | 17.3 | £43,286 | 8.5% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2022/23 | 53.4 | 17.8 | £47,346 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 61.9 | 16.3 | £47,276 | 7.3% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2024/25 | 65.1 | 15.9 | £46,918 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 14.8% | 4.0% | 1.5% | 583 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 11.4% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 570 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.2% | 3.7% | 1.8% | 672 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 12.3% | 3.5% | 1.7% | 721 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 9.8% | 3.8% | 1.2% | 732 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 11.2% | 3.9% | 1.5% | 797 |
| 2020/21 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 13.4% | 5.3% | 0.9% | 797 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.1pp | 30.5% | 7.8% | 1.5% | 817 |
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% | +2.3pp | 25.2% | 7.2% | 1.9% | 833 |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% | +2.6pp | 25.3% | 5.8% | 3.3% | 861 |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% | +3.0pp | 23.0% | 4.8% | 4.3% | 891 |
8 May 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Feb 2017 | — | Requires improvement |