Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,304.49
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
60.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.3%
of income
In-year balance
+24.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
5 April 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
572
Capacity
600 (95%)
Free school meals
50.3%
English additional lang.
10.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
35.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.0
Mean salary
£54,315
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.2%
Unauthorised absence
5.6%
2024/25 · 609 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 | £3.9m | £3.8m | £3.0m | 76.5% | +£105k | £421k | 10.8% | £6,865 |
| 2022/23 | £4.8m | £5.0m | £3.5m | 73.2% | -£194k | £227k | 4.7% | £8,217 |
| 2023/24 | £5.0m | £3.8m | £3.0m | 60.6% | +£1.2m | £316k | 6.3% | £8,304 |
Teaching staff
£2.5m
Support staff
£474k
Premises
£32k
Other costs
£722k
0.0%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
3.1%
Premises (total)
1.7%
Supply staff
2.9%
Catering
0.2%
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 | —* | 41.0 | 52.2% | 31.5% | 28.3% | — | 92 |
* 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 | 33.3 | 14.9 | £43,334 | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 36.4 | 15.7 | £42,130 | 8.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 39.9 | 14.7 | £44,700 | 14.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 37.9 | 15.8 | £44,805 | 9.0% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2024/25 | 35.9 | 16.0 | £54,315 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.4% | 4.4% | +2.1pp | 17.6% | 4.4% | 2.1% | 454 |
| 2014/15 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 16.6% | 3.9% | 2.3% | 429 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 14.1% | 3.0% | 2.2% | 418 |
| 2016/17 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 16.3% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 405 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 12.5% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 400 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 13.0% | 2.6% | 2.1% | 437 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.9% | 3.9% | 1.5% | 510 |
| 2021/22 | 11.4% | 7.1% | +4.3pp | 39.4% | 7.1% | 4.4% | 591 |
| 2022/23 | 12.0% | 6.8% | +5.2pp | 40.4% | 6.4% | 5.6% | 624 |
| 2023/24 | 11.8% | 6.6% | +5.2pp | 34.2% | 5.4% | 6.3% | 625 |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% | +3.7pp | 28.4% | 4.2% | 5.6% | 609 |
5 April 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Jun 2015 | URN 112961 | Requires improvement |