Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,136.57
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.3%
of income
In-year balance
+0.7%
of income
Elevated: turnover 19.2%.
8 July 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
871
Capacity
1,160 (75%)
Free school meals
13.7%
English additional lang.
2.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
50.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£48,525
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25 · 879 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 | £5.5m | £5.1m | £3.8m | 68.9% | +£361k | £666k | 12.1% | £6,582 |
| 2022/23 | £5.8m | £5.8m | £4.1m | 70.8% | -£43k | £401k | 7.0% | £6,703 |
| 2023/24 | £6.3m | £6.3m | £4.5m | 71.8% | +£41k | £210k | 3.3% | £7,137 |
Teaching staff
£3.5m
Support staff
£666k
Premises
£327k
Other costs
£1.4m
4.2%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
4.4%
Premises (total)
1.2%
Supply staff
3.8%
Catering
3.0%
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 | —* | 50.3 | 77.9% | 57.6% | 42.4% | — | 172 |
* 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 | 51.3 | 16.2 | £42,049 | 10.9% | 0.0% | 1.0 |
| 2021/22 | 50.9 | 16.4 | £42,631 | 5.0% | 1.9% | 7.9 |
| 2022/23 | 55.4 | 15.5 | £43,331 | 19.2% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2023/24 | 55.6 | 15.9 | £45,855 | 19.2% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2024/25 | 50.1 | 17.4 | £48,525 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 8.4% | 3.8% | 0.7% | 714 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.3% | 4.2% | 0.8% | 705 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.0% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 701 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 8.6% | 4.0% | 0.8% | 724 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 8.9% | 3.8% | 0.8% | 741 |
| 2018/19 | 4.6% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 8.4% | 4.0% | 0.5% | 761 |
| 2020/21 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.0pp | 6.8% | 3.1% | 0.4% | 838 |
| 2021/22 | 8.0% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 23.9% | 6.9% | 1.1% | 858 |
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% | -0.1pp | 17.7% | 5.3% | 1.4% | 888 |
| 2023/24 | 7.0% | 6.6% | +0.4pp | 20.0% | 5.8% | 1.2% | 908 |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% | +0.5pp | 17.5% | 5.1% | 1.6% | 879 |
8 July 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Sept 2012 | — | Requires improvement |