Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,644.48
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.3%
of income
In-year balance
+10.3%
of income
Elevated: turnover 22.9%, sickness 24.5 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.5%.
Elevated: turnover 23.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
12 March 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,226
Capacity
1,302 (94%)
Free school meals
32.6%
English additional lang.
23.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
74.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.5
Mean salary
£50,517
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.2%
Unauthorised absence
5.1%
2024/25 · 1,150 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 | £8.1m | £7.1m | £5.8m | 71.4% | +£947k | £740k | 9.2% | £6,803 |
| 2022/23 | £9.1m | £7.8m | £6.2m | 68.2% | +£1.2m | £889k | 9.8% | £7,323 |
| 2023/24 | £9.4m | £8.5m | £6.7m | 71.6% | +£965k | £778k | 8.3% | £7,644 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
Support staff
£601k
Premises
£98k
Other costs
£1.6m
9.6%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
6.1%
Premises (total)
4.4%
Supply staff
3.9%
Catering
0.7%
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 | —* | 42.9 | 56.7% | 34.3% | 28.9% | — | 201 |
* 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 | 67.5 | 17.7 | £41,509 | 15.0% | 4.3% | 4.4 |
| 2021/22 | 68.1 | 17.4 | £44,228 | 22.9% | 2.9% | 24.5 |
| 2022/23 | 64.0 | 19.4 | £42,912 | 23.1% | 3.0% | 3.1 |
| 2023/24 | 64.4 | 19.1 | £50,462 | 15.8% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2024/25 | 74.4 | 16.5 | £50,517 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 12.8% | 3.7% | 1.6% | 1,063 |
| 2014/15 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 16.6% | 4.2% | 1.9% | 1,065 |
| 2015/16 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 12.5% | 4.0% | 2.2% | 1,034 |
| 2016/17 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 15.1% | 4.0% | 2.5% | 1,057 |
| 2017/18 | 6.2% | 4.8% | +1.4pp | 14.5% | 3.8% | 2.4% | 1,049 |
| 2018/19 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 15.9% | 3.6% | 2.6% | 1,078 |
| 2020/21 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 16.4% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 1,096 |
| 2021/22 | 10.5% | 7.1% | +3.3pp | 37.8% | 7.2% | 3.3% | 1,091 |
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% | +3.7pp | 34.9% | 5.7% | 4.8% | 1,144 |
| 2023/24 | 11.0% | 6.6% | +4.4pp | 32.9% | 5.9% | 5.0% | 1,157 |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% | +3.1pp | 27.2% | 4.2% | 5.1% | 1,150 |
12 March 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 2016 | — | Requires improvement |