Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,579.89
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.7%
of income
In-year balance
+4.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.
14 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
1,289
Capacity
1,285 (100%)
Free school meals
22.2%
English additional lang.
6.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
68.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.9
Mean salary
£54,712
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.9%
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25 · 1,324 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 | £7.9m | £7.7m | £6.1m | 76.4% | +£293k | £796k | 10.0% | £6,235 |
| 2022/23 | £8.9m | £8.6m | £6.4m | 71.6% | +£293k | £862k | 9.7% | £6,983 |
| 2023/24 | £9.7m | £9.2m | £6.8m | 69.9% | +£476k | £946k | 9.7% | £7,580 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£1.0m
Other costs
£1.4m
4.6%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
0.3%
Premises (total)
2.7%
Supply staff
4.9%
Catering
0.2%
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 | —* | 50.6 | 78.2% | 55.2% | 25.0% | — | 252 |
* 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 | 81.5 | 15.6 | £43,409 | 11.8% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2021/22 | 76.3 | 16.7 | £44,135 | 8.7% | 0.0% | 8.6 |
| 2022/23 | 73.1 | 17.4 | £45,704 | 21.1% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2023/24 | 68.9 | 18.6 | £53,761 | 20.6% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2024/25 | 68.1 | 18.9 | £54,712 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 10.3% | 2.8% | 1.5% | 1,255 |
| 2014/15 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 10.8% | 3.2% | 1.2% | 1,235 |
| 2015/16 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 7.1% | 3.0% | 0.9% | 1,255 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 8.8% | 3.4% | 0.9% | 1,278 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 12.7% | 4.4% | 0.7% | 1,312 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 14.2% | 4.7% | 1.1% | 1,304 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.5% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 1,292 |
| 2021/22 | 9.4% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 28.9% | 8.5% | 0.9% | 1,308 |
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 21.7% | 5.8% | 1.9% | 1,306 |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% | +2.6pp | 23.4% | 6.3% | 2.9% | 1,314 |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% | +2.9pp | 21.3% | 5.9% | 3.2% | 1,324 |
14 October 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Sept 2013 | URN 107763 | Requires improvement |