Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,585.13
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+6.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
15 April 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,159
Capacity
1,100 (105%)
Free school meals
32.9%
English additional lang.
20.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
62.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.6
Mean salary
£53,929
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25 · 1,208 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 | £7.5m | £6.9m | £5.4m | 71.3% | +£589k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,769 |
| 2022/23 | £8.2m | £7.7m | £5.6m | 68.5% | +£503k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,199 |
| 2023/24 | £8.8m | £8.2m | £6.0m | 68.8% | +£580k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,585 |
Teaching staff
£4.1m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£511k
Other costs
£1.6m
3.9%
Admin staff
3.9%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
9.0%
Premises (total)
4.7%
Supply staff
4.6%
Catering
4.1%
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 | —* | 42.3 | 59.2% | 37.3% | 3.0% | — | 233 |
* 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 | 57.4 | 18.9 | £46,653 | 12.9% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2021/22 | 57.8 | 19.2 | £46,831 | 15.6% | 0.0% | 10.4 |
| 2022/23 | 60.0 | 19.0 | £47,233 | 16.0% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2023/24 | 61.2 | 18.9 | £52,090 | 14.7% | 1.6% | 18.1 |
| 2024/25 | 62.4 | 18.6 | £53,929 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.7% | 4.4% | -0.7pp | 7.0% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 819 |
| 2014/15 | 2.8% | 4.5% | -1.7pp | 3.9% | 1.7% | 1.1% | 858 |
| 2015/16 | 2.5% | 4.5% | -1.9pp | 4.2% | 1.6% | 0.9% | 935 |
| 2016/17 | 2.7% | 4.6% | -1.8pp | 5.5% | 1.6% | 1.1% | 988 |
| 2017/18 | 2.9% | 4.8% | -1.9pp | 5.6% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1,013 |
| 2018/19 | 3.0% | 4.6% | -1.7pp | 7.0% | 1.9% | 1.1% | 1,044 |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 12.8% | 3.0% | 1.7% | 1,134 |
| 2021/22 | 8.3% | 7.1% | +1.1pp | 26.1% | 4.9% | 3.4% | 1,136 |
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% | +2.4pp | 29.4% | 3.9% | 5.3% | 1,178 |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% | +2.7pp | 28.7% | 4.2% | 5.1% | 1,207 |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% | +2.4pp | 28.7% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 1,208 |
15 April 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2013 | — | Requires improvement |