Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£9,052.81
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
61.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+21.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.7%.
Elevated: turnover 20.9%, vacancy rate 38.1%, sickness 9.3 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.8%.
21 April 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
582
Capacity
900 (65%)
Free school meals
31.8%
English additional lang.
5.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
35.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.4
Mean salary
£50,937
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.6%
Unauthorised absence
4.6%
2024/25 · 618 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 | £4.6m | £3.8m | £3.0m | 65.7% | +£745k | £9k | 0.2% | £7,335 |
| 2022/23 | £5.2m | £4.0m | £3.1m | 60.4% | +£1.2m | -£18k | -0.3% | £8,432 |
| 2023/24 | £5.5m | £4.3m | £3.4m | 61.9% | +£1.2m | £0 | 0.0% | £9,053 |
Teaching staff
£2.4m
Support staff
£581k
Premises
£133k
Other costs
£785k
3.9%
Admin staff
4.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
6.0%
Premises (total)
2.1%
Supply staff
3.6%
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 | —* | 39.7 | 46.6% | 33.6% | 17.2% | — | 116 |
* 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 | 31.2 | 20.1 | £42,504 | 8.3% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2021/22 | 38.6 | 16.2 | £40,895 | 22.8% | 0.0% | 15.5 |
| 2022/23 | 34.4 | 18.0 | £45,719 | 20.4% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2023/24 | 37.4 | 16.2 | £44,496 | 20.9% | 38.1% | 9.3 |
| 2024/25 | 35.4 | 16.4 | £50,937 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.4% | 4.4% | -0.0pp | 10.2% | 2.3% | 2.0% | 636 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.4% | 2.0% | 2.8% | 604 |
| 2015/16 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 16.6% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 596 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 21.4% | 3.4% | 2.5% | 589 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 19.4% | 3.3% | 3.0% | 602 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 13.9% | 2.3% | 3.7% | 613 |
| 2020/21 | 7.7% | 4.5% | +3.2pp | 23.3% | 4.9% | 2.8% | 657 |
| 2021/22 | 9.8% | 7.1% | +2.7pp | 31.3% | 5.3% | 4.5% | 659 |
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% | +3.0pp | 31.3% | 5.1% | 4.8% | 648 |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% | +4.1pp | 34.0% | 5.6% | 5.0% | 638 |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% | +4.0pp | 31.4% | 5.6% | 4.6% | 618 |
21 April 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2014 | — | Requires improvement |