Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£11,486.18
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
66.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
16.9%
of income
In-year balance
+1.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.2%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
14 June 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,454
Capacity
1,500 (97%)
Free school meals
38.1%
English additional lang.
56.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
93.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.6
Mean salary
£58,339
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.
29.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.8%
Unauthorised absence
7.4%
2024/25 · 1,275 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 | £13.8m | £12.8m | £9.0m | 65.0% | +£1.0m | £1.4m | 10.5% | £9,391 |
| 2022/23 | £14.4m | £13.8m | £9.5m | 65.5% | +£620k | £2.1m | 14.3% | £9,672 |
| 2023/24 | £15.8m | £15.4m | £10.4m | 65.5% | +£450k | £2.5m | 15.9% | £10,564 |
| 2024/25 | £16.7m | £16.4m | £11.0m | 66.1% | +£300k | £2.8m | 16.9% | £11,486 |
Teaching staff
£7.7m
Support staff
£1.7m
Premises
£764k
Other costs
£4.6m
4.4%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
1.6%
ICT
8.4%
Premises (total)
5.3%
Supply staff
1.4%
Catering
20.6%
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 | —* | 33.4 | 41.2% | 21.7% | 22.6% | — | 226 |
* 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 | 96.0 | 15.5 | £48,839 | 18.0% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2021/22 | 94.1 | 15.6 | £49,957 | 27.2% | 0.0% | 10.6 |
| 2022/23 | 92.1 | 16.2 | £50,797 | 25.2% | 0.0% | 8.6 |
| 2023/24 | 96.9 | 15.4 | £57,236 | 21.4% | 0.0% | 13.8 |
| 2024/25 | 93.4 | 15.6 | £58,339 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 13.7% | 2.7% | 2.0% | 1,215 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 13.7% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 1,195 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 17.1% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 1,207 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 17.4% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 1,219 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.6pp | 17.2% | 2.4% | 4.0% | 1,221 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 16.3% | 2.5% | 3.4% | 1,274 |
| 2020/21 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 18.3% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 1,259 |
| 2021/22 | 10.0% | 7.1% | +2.8pp | 34.1% | 4.0% | 6.0% | 1,286 |
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% | +4.4pp | 33.4% | 2.8% | 8.4% | 1,267 |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% | +4.1pp | 32.4% | 2.4% | 8.3% | 1,274 |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% | +4.0pp | 29.6% | 2.8% | 7.4% | 1,275 |
14 June 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 May 2018 | — | Good |