Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,064.85
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.0%
of income
In-year balance
+0.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.6%.
6 February 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,743
Capacity
1,702 (102%)
Free school meals
18.8%
English additional lang.
11.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
100.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.3
Mean salary
£52,216
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.9%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25 · 1,408 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 | £9.9m | £9.7m | £8.1m | 82.0% | +£129k | £749k | 7.6% | £5,615 |
| 2022/23 | £10.6m | £10.9m | £8.8m | 83.2% | -£223k | £526k | 5.0% | £5,983 |
| 2023/24 | £12.4m | £12.3m | £9.4m | 75.9% | +£89k | £615k | 5.0% | £7,065 |
Teaching staff
£6.7m
Support staff
£1.7m
Premises
£1.4m
Other costs
£1.5m
6.4%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
13.5%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
0.4%
Catering
2.1%
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 | —* | 48.9 | 73.9% | 51.8% | 28.7% | — | 272 |
* 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 | 98.5 | 17.5 | £42,309 | 8.6% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2021/22 | 99.9 | 17.6 | £42,323 | 18.1% | 0.0% | 8.2 |
| 2022/23 | 100.1 | 17.8 | £46,813 | 20.4% | 1.0% | 4.8 |
| 2023/24 | 103.3 | 17.0 | £48,752 | 12.4% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2024/25 | 100.9 | 17.3 | £52,216 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 11.7% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 1,354 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.5% | 4.1% | 0.6% | 1,367 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 10.0% | 3.8% | 0.7% | 1,348 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 10.1% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 1,342 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 12.0% | 4.4% | 0.7% | 1,362 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 11.5% | 4.5% | 0.7% | 1,336 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 10.3% | 3.9% | 0.5% | 1,382 |
| 2021/22 | 8.6% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 27.1% | 7.4% | 1.2% | 1,392 |
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% | +2.4pp | 27.6% | 7.3% | 1.9% | 1,422 |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% | +1.9pp | 21.8% | 6.7% | 1.7% | 1,410 |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% | +3.4pp | 23.3% | 6.9% | 2.8% | 1,408 |
6 February 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 2016 | — | Requires improvement |