Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,840.7
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.8%
of income
In-year balance
-2.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.8%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.5% of income.
21 January 2020 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,226
Capacity
1,650 (74%)
Free school meals
34.9%
English additional lang.
3.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
66.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.5
Mean salary
£47,678
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
14.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
42.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
11.2%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25 · 778 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 | £8.5m | £8.6m | £6.2m | 72.7% | -£137k | £535k | 6.3% | £6,098 |
| 2022/23 | £9.7m | £9.6m | £6.5m | 67.5% | +£93k | £628k | 6.5% | £7,102 |
| 2023/24 | £10.0m | £10.2m | £7.3m | 73.3% | -£253k | £375k | 3.8% | £7,841 |
Teaching staff
£5.0m
Support staff
£1.5m
Premises
£922k
Other costs
£2.0m
14.0%
Admin staff
4.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
9.7%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
3.2%
Catering
0.0%
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 | —* | 35.2 | 46.0% | 30.2% | 15.1% | — | 126 |
* 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 | 79.5 | 16.5 | £39,882 | 7.8% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 79.6 | 17.4 | £40,143 | 6.0% | 0.0% | 9.1 |
| 2022/23 | 78.0 | 17.5 | £41,764 | 18.6% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2023/24 | 75.8 | 16.8 | £44,055 | 24.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 2024/25 | 66.3 | 18.5 | £47,678 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
14.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
42.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
11.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.6% | 4.4% | +2.2pp | 19.3% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 1,231 |
| 2014/15 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 20.2% | 4.7% | 2.0% | 1,165 |
| 2015/16 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 19.8% | 4.1% | 2.2% | 1,077 |
| 2016/17 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 18.4% | 4.3% | 2.0% | 1,004 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 18.4% | 4.2% | 2.1% | 942 |
| 2018/19 | 8.0% | 4.6% | +3.4pp | 26.3% | 5.4% | 2.6% | 958 |
| 2020/21 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 21.6% | 5.3% | 1.7% | 866 |
| 2021/22 | 13.1% | 7.1% | +5.9pp | 44.4% | 9.5% | 3.6% | 869 |
| 2022/23 | 13.5% | 6.8% | +6.7pp | 44.5% | 9.9% | 3.6% | 842 |
| 2023/24 | 13.6% | 6.6% | +7.0pp | 42.9% | 9.8% | 3.8% | 828 |
| 2024/25 | 14.8% | 6.2% | +8.6pp | 42.5% | 11.2% | 3.6% | 778 |
21 January 2020 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Nov 2017 | URN 136010 | Requires improvement |