Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,063.32
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
72.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.2%
of income
In-year balance
+3.3%
of income
Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 26.1%.
24 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
1,097
Capacity
1,140 (96%)
Free school meals
34.3%
English additional lang.
54.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
72.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.2
Mean salary
£52,971
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25 · 1,151 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 | £7.2m | £7.1m | £5.7m | 79.3% | +£59k | -£67k | -0.9% | £7,989 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £7.5m | £6.0m | 80.6% | -£47k | -£115k | -1.5% | £7,595 |
| 2023/24 | £8.7m | £8.3m | £6.3m | 72.4% | +£406k | £291k | 3.4% | £8,463 |
| 2024/25 | £9.9m | £9.6m | £7.2m | 72.8% | +£329k | £621k | 6.2% | £9,063 |
Teaching staff
£5.1m
Support staff
£957k
Premises
£471k
Other costs
£1.9m
7.2%
Admin staff
1.5%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
6.8%
Premises (total)
4.0%
Supply staff
3.1%
Catering
3.2%
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 | —* | 43.7 | 60.2% | 37.8% | 33.7% | — | 196 |
* 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 | 64.8 | 13.5 | £45,575 | 6.2% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2021/22 | 64.4 | 13.9 | £47,830 | 18.9% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2022/23 | 64.8 | 15.2 | £48,271 | 9.3% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2023/24 | 69.2 | 14.8 | £49,268 | 2.9% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2024/25 | 72.1 | 15.2 | £52,971 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.4% | 4.4% | 0.0pp | 9.2% | 2.7% | 1.6% | 915 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 13.6% | 3.3% | 1.7% | 917 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 16.8% | 3.3% | 2.5% | 916 |
| 2016/17 | 7.0% | 4.6% | +2.4pp | 19.6% | 4.4% | 2.6% | 908 |
| 2017/18 | 7.1% | 4.8% | +2.3pp | 23.4% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 889 |
| 2018/19 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 19.0% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 874 |
| 2020/21 | 8.6% | 4.5% | +4.1pp | 27.8% | 4.6% | 4.0% | 919 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 32.6% | 4.0% | 5.1% | 952 |
| 2022/23 | 8.0% | 6.8% | +1.2pp | 27.2% | 2.6% | 5.3% | 1,036 |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% | +1.0pp | 26.1% | 3.1% | 4.5% | 1,113 |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% | +1.5pp | 24.4% | 3.3% | 4.5% | 1,151 |
24 May 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec 2013 | — | Requires improvement |