Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,874.44
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
16.2%
of income
In-year balance
-3.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 18.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.8% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
10 May 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,067
Capacity
998 (107%)
Free school meals
15.3%
English additional lang.
8.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
58.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.4
Mean salary
£49,966
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.7%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25 · 987 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 | £6.9m | £6.6m | £5.1m | 72.9% | +£341k | £1.0m | 14.6% | £6,266 |
| 2022/23 | £7.6m | £7.1m | £5.3m | 69.2% | +£473k | £1.5m | 20.1% | £6,840 |
| 2023/24 | £7.6m | £7.9m | £5.9m | 77.5% | -£292k | £1.2m | 16.2% | £6,874 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
Support staff
£976k
Premises
£401k
Other costs
£1.6m
8.3%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
7.0%
Premises (total)
0.4%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
3.4%
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 | —* | 47.6 | 75.0% | 47.1% | 22.1% | — | 204 |
* 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 | 20.0 | £41,257 | 9.0% | 0.0% | 1.5 |
| 2021/22 | 58.2 | 19.0 | £42,419 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2022/23 | 60.5 | 18.4 | £42,399 | 18.2% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2023/24 | 58.3 | 19.0 | £49,023 | 14.4% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2024/25 | 58.1 | 18.4 | £49,966 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 12.2% | 4.7% | 0.7% | 892 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 12.4% | 4.3% | 0.9% | 897 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.7% | 4.2% | 0.8% | 903 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.6% | 4.3% | 1.1% | 929 |
| 2017/18 | 5.9% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 14.7% | 4.3% | 1.6% | 966 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.0% | 4.4% | 1.0% | 961 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 8.5% | 3.5% | 0.9% | 1,001 |
| 2021/22 | 8.5% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 24.9% | 6.7% | 1.8% | 1,006 |
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% | +2.1pp | 26.6% | 7.1% | 1.9% | 978 |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% | +1.6pp | 22.3% | 6.2% | 2.0% | 976 |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% | +2.5pp | 21.0% | 6.7% | 2.1% | 987 |
10 May 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 2014 | — | Requires improvement |