Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£9,468.25
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
62.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.2%
of income
In-year balance
+6.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.3%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 14.4%.
25 April 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
898
Capacity
900 (100%)
Free school meals
61.8%
English additional lang.
41.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
41.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
21.6
Mean salary
£46,054
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
14.4%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
33.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.3%
Unauthorised absence
9.1%
2024/25 · 973 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 | £5.9m | £5.4m | £3.4m | 57.2% | +£523k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,878 |
| 2022/23 | £7.1m | £6.7m | £4.4m | 61.3% | +£408k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,147 |
| 2023/24 | £8.4m | £7.8m | £5.2m | 62.2% | +£575k | £269k | 3.2% | £9,468 |
Teaching staff
£3.3m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£1.2m
Other costs
£1.4m
3.1%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
1.2%
ICT
0.3%
Premises (total)
3.5%
Supply staff
2.5%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 34.5 | 40.8% | 21.6% | 44.0% | — | 125 |
* 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 | 33.8 | 18.7 | £43,027 | 8.0% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2021/22 | 34.7 | 21.5 | £42,585 | 27.1% | 0.0% | 10.0 |
| 2022/23 | 48.8 | 16.0 | £38,943 | 27.6% | 9.3% | 7.3 |
| 2023/24 | 36.6 | 24.1 | £47,718 | 13.7% | 26.2% | 2.6 |
| 2024/25 | 41.6 | 21.6 | £46,054 | —% | 14.4% | — |
Overall absence
12.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
33.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
9.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 8.1% | 4.4% | +3.8pp | 29.4% | 3.9% | 4.2% | 557 |
| 2014/15 | 11.3% | 4.5% | +6.8pp | 40.5% | 5.2% | 6.1% | 524 |
| 2015/16 | 10.8% | 4.5% | +6.4pp | 37.0% | 4.8% | 6.0% | 481 |
| 2016/17 | 9.1% | 4.6% | +4.5pp | 31.3% | 4.0% | 5.1% | 466 |
| 2017/18 | 10.7% | 4.8% | +6.0pp | 37.0% | 4.5% | 6.2% | 502 |
| 2018/19 | 8.5% | 4.6% | +3.9pp | 28.9% | 3.1% | 5.4% | 525 |
| 2020/21 | 8.5% | 4.5% | +4.0pp | 26.2% | 4.0% | 4.4% | 669 |
| 2021/22 | 10.6% | 7.1% | +3.4pp | 33.5% | 5.0% | 5.6% | 790 |
| 2022/23 | 14.0% | 6.8% | +7.2pp | 41.5% | 6.2% | 7.8% | 862 |
| 2023/24 | 14.3% | 6.6% | +7.7pp | 37.9% | 3.7% | 10.6% | 961 |
| 2024/25 | 12.3% | 6.2% | +6.1pp | 33.3% | 3.3% | 9.1% | 973 |
25 April 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Mar 2016 | — | Requires improvement |