Per-pupil income
£6,142.09
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+6.7%
of income
No active flags for this school.
10 December 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
1,500
Capacity
1,552 (97%)
Free school meals
9.0%
English additional lang.
5.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
79.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.8
Mean salary
£50,190
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.1%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25 · 1,230 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 | £8.0m | £7.6m | £6.2m | 77.6% | +£457k | £1.0m | 12.6% | £5,694 |
| 2022/23 | £8.5m | £8.0m | £6.6m | 77.6% | +£524k | £0 | 0.0% | £5,854 |
| 2023/24 | £9.2m | £8.6m | £7.2m | 78.0% | +£614k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,142 |
Teaching staff
£5.5m
Support staff
£723k
Premises
£480k
Other costs
£934k
8.0%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
6.4%
Premises (total)
3.3%
Supply staff
0.5%
Catering
0.3%
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 | —* | 53.0 | 77.2% | 52.7% | 45.6% | — | 237 |
* 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 | 78.7 | 17.7 | £41,533 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 81.3 | 17.4 | £40,672 | 2.5% | 0.0% | 8.7 |
| 2022/23 | 79.0 | 18.4 | £43,717 | 6.0% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2023/24 | 80.0 | 18.7 | £46,803 | 8.5% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2024/25 | 79.9 | 18.8 | £50,190 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.0% | 4.4% | -0.4pp | 8.3% | 3.5% | 0.5% | 1,234 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.4% | 4.2% | 0.6% | 1,237 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.0% | 4.0% | 0.6% | 1,235 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 11.0% | 4.2% | 0.5% | 1,210 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 10.6% | 4.0% | 0.8% | 1,185 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 7.9% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 1,136 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 8.7% | 3.7% | 0.5% | 1,099 |
| 2021/22 | 7.7% | 7.1% | +0.5pp | 24.0% | 6.9% | 0.8% | 1,139 |
| 2022/23 | 7.0% | 6.8% | +0.2pp | 19.3% | 5.8% | 1.1% | 1,178 |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% | +0.8pp | 21.1% | 6.3% | 1.1% | 1,226 |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% | +1.0pp | 16.9% | 6.1% | 1.1% | 1,230 |
10 December 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 2014 | URN 111436 | Requires improvement |