Flags
6
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,350.42
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
79.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.7%
of income
In-year balance
+0.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.9%.
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 12.1% to 7.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.8%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.0% of income.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.9%.
14 November 2012 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,270
Capacity
1,328 (96%)
Free school meals
19.3%
English additional lang.
7.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
78.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£46,233
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
5.4%
2024/25 · 1,115 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 | 77.7% | +£230k | £959k | 12.1% | £6,138 |
| 2022/23 | £8.3m | £8.3m | £6.5m | 78.7% | -£15k | £943k | 11.4% | £6,458 |
| 2023/24 | £8.6m | £8.9m | £6.9m | 80.2% | -£256k | £687k | 8.0% | £6,711 |
| 2024/25 | £9.3m | £9.3m | £7.5m | 79.9% | +£36k | £723k | 7.7% | £7,350 |
Teaching staff
£5.5m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£428k
Other costs
£1.4m
4.1%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
7.8%
Premises (total)
2.4%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
1.5%
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 | —* | 48.2 | 66.7% | 46.2% | 57.8% | — | 225 |
* 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 | 81.1 | 16.3 | £40,160 | 6.2% | 0.0% | 9.9 |
| 2021/22 | 85.0 | 15.1 | £39,991 | 13.4% | 0.0% | 8.5 |
| 2022/23 | 80.0 | 16.0 | £40,088 | 15.3% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2023/24 | 82.3 | 15.6 | £42,395 | 11.2% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2024/25 | 78.6 | 16.2 | £46,233 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 15.3% | 3.9% | 1.6% | 1,016 |
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 17.9% | 4.2% | 1.9% | 1,057 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.8% | 3.0% | 1.6% | 1,063 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 12.0% | 2.9% | 1.7% | 1,078 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 13.7% | 4.0% | 1.7% | 1,110 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 9.8% | 3.4% | 1.8% | 1,118 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 13.6% | 3.9% | 1.6% | 1,138 |
| 2021/22 | 9.7% | 7.1% | +2.5pp | 24.8% | 6.5% | 3.2% | 1,138 |
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% | +2.9pp | 25.1% | 5.6% | 4.1% | 1,146 |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% | +3.8pp | 27.5% | 5.6% | 4.8% | 1,155 |
| 2024/25 | 10.9% | 6.2% | +4.7pp | 28.0% | 5.5% | 5.4% | 1,115 |
14 November 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Sept 2010 | — | Requires improvement |