Per-pupil income
£7,248.54
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
79.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.2%
of income
In-year balance
-3.5%
of income
No active flags for this school.
8 October 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,922
Capacity
1,877 (102%)
Free school meals
14.0%
English additional lang.
1.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
107.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.9
Mean salary
£52,759
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 1,629 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 | £11.6m | £11.1m | £8.1m | 70.3% | +£504k | £1.1m | 9.8% | £6,328 |
| 2022/23 | £12.6m | £12.3m | £9.2m | 72.8% | +£317k | £1.5m | 11.5% | £6,706 |
| 2023/24 | £13.3m | £13.1m | £10.0m | 75.3% | +£183k | £1.6m | 12.3% | £7,025 |
| 2024/25 | £13.9m | £14.4m | £11.1m | 79.5% | -£489k | £1.1m | 8.2% | £7,249 |
Teaching staff
£8.1m
Support staff
£1.8m
Premises
£663k
Other costs
£2.7m
5.9%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
2.5%
ICT
7.9%
Premises (total)
0.6%
Supply staff
6.2%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 53.6 | 76.3% | 59.6% | 49.5% | — | 329 |
* 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 | 102.3 | 17.4 | £43,060 | 4.5% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 105.8 | 17.3 | £43,519 | 3.2% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2022/23 | 108.7 | 17.3 | £43,708 | 13.4% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 106.9 | 17.7 | £46,158 | 11.2% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2024/25 | 107.1 | 17.9 | £52,759 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 8.6% | 3.5% | 0.8% | 1,318 |
| 2014/15 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 8.1% | 3.4% | 0.6% | 1,348 |
| 2015/16 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 7.6% | 3.2% | 0.7% | 1,359 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 9.4% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 1,358 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.4pp | 9.2% | 3.4% | 0.9% | 1,380 |
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 7.9% | 3.2% | 0.8% | 1,439 |
| 2020/21 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 6.4% | 2.8% | 0.7% | 1,541 |
| 2021/22 | 7.2% | 7.1% | +0.1pp | 20.5% | 6.1% | 1.1% | 1,590 |
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% | -0.1pp | 17.8% | 5.1% | 1.6% | 1,619 |
| 2023/24 | 7.0% | 6.6% | +0.4pp | 18.7% | 5.4% | 1.6% | 1,620 |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% | +0.9pp | 17.3% | 5.4% | 1.7% | 1,629 |
8 October 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Feb 2012 | — | Requires improvement |