Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£9,233.68
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
69.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.4%
of income
In-year balance
-2.0%
of income
Elevated: turnover 22.6%, sickness 9.1 days.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.0% of income.
15 June 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
1,029
Capacity
990 (104%)
Free school meals
25.6%
English additional lang.
24.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
63.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£51,445
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
13.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 1,075 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 | £6.6m | £5.1m | 71.1% | +£550k | £347k | 4.8% | £7,466 |
| 2022/23 | £7.8m | £7.3m | £5.3m | 67.9% | +£459k | £806k | 10.4% | £7,763 |
| 2023/24 | £8.7m | £8.6m | £5.8m | 66.3% | +£84k | £890k | 10.2% | £8,446 |
| 2024/25 | £9.5m | £9.7m | £6.6m | 69.2% | -£189k | £701k | 7.4% | £9,234 |
Teaching staff
£4.6m
Support staff
£978k
Premises
£660k
Other costs
£2.5m
7.0%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
1.5%
ICT
6.8%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
4.2%
Catering
4.5%
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 | —* | 49.0 | 73.0% | 50.0% | 14.2% | — | 204 |
* 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 | 59.1 | 15.6 | £41,049 | 6.8% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2021/22 | 62.5 | 15.4 | £44,155 | 35.2% | 0.0% | 9.7 |
| 2022/23 | 63.3 | 15.8 | £46,628 | 20.3% | 3.1% | 7.2 |
| 2023/24 | 62.0 | 16.7 | £48,165 | 22.6% | 0.0% | 9.1 |
| 2024/25 | 63.6 | 16.2 | £51,445 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
13.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 12.2% | 3.9% | 1.4% | 932 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 14.3% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 876 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 14.3% | 3.8% | 1.4% | 867 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 15.6% | 3.8% | 1.7% | 852 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 16.2% | 4.0% | 1.7% | 858 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 13.7% | 3.2% | 1.9% | 856 |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 13.5% | 2.6% | 2.1% | 956 |
| 2021/22 | 7.4% | 7.1% | +0.3pp | 24.1% | 5.3% | 2.1% | 998 |
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% | +0.6pp | 22.9% | 5.0% | 2.5% | 1,041 |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% | +0.7pp | 20.2% | 4.3% | 2.9% | 1,066 |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% | -0.9pp | 13.5% | 3.3% | 1.9% | 1,075 |
15 June 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 2014 | — | Requires improvement |