Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,026.86
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
79.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.2%
of income
In-year balance
+1.1%
of income
Elevated: vacancy rate 4.0%.
15 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
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,679
Capacity
1,700 (99%)
Free school meals
18.9%
English additional lang.
13.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
95.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.6
Mean salary
£48,583
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
4.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 1,336 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 | £9.6m | £9.6m | £7.5m | 78.7% | -£37k | £607k | 6.3% | £5,805 |
| 2022/23 | £10.3m | £10.3m | £8.2m | 79.5% | -£4k | £603k | 5.9% | £6,195 |
| 2023/24 | £11.2m | £11.1m | £8.6m | 77.0% | +£113k | £717k | 6.4% | £6,717 |
| 2024/25 | £11.8m | £11.7m | £9.4m | 79.7% | +£135k | £852k | 7.2% | £7,027 |
Teaching staff
£7.0m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£512k
Other costs
£1.7m
6.6%
Admin staff
1.1%
Energy
1.5%
ICT
4.9%
Premises (total)
0.9%
Supply staff
0.8%
Catering
4.2%
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 | —* | 48.2 | 72.2% | 46.8% | 19.4% | — | 252 |
* 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 | 97.3 | 17.0 | £42,922 | 8.8% | 1.0% | 4.7 |
| 2021/22 | 101.8 | 16.2 | £42,667 | 18.0% | 0.0% | 11.3 |
| 2022/23 | 95.4 | 17.4 | £43,617 | 18.4% | 4.0% | 7.1 |
| 2023/24 | 94.4 | 17.7 | £45,516 | 13.1% | 1.0% | 5.1 |
| 2024/25 | 95.2 | 17.6 | £48,583 | —% | 4.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 11.2% | 3.7% | 1.1% | 1,311 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 12.9% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 1,293 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.9% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 1,310 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 14.4% | 4.3% | 1.2% | 1,302 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 14.5% | 4.3% | 1.0% | 1,312 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.0% | 4.3% | 1.1% | 1,302 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 15.1% | 4.1% | 1.2% | 1,309 |
| 2021/22 | 7.4% | 7.1% | +0.3pp | 22.6% | 5.8% | 1.7% | 1,329 |
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% | +0.4pp | 19.6% | 5.4% | 1.9% | 1,346 |
| 2023/24 | 7.0% | 6.6% | +0.5pp | 19.1% | 5.1% | 1.9% | 1,343 |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% | +1.0pp | 18.0% | 5.0% | 2.2% | 1,336 |
15 July 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Sept 2012 | — | Requires improvement |