Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£5,483.43
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
85.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.3%
of income
In-year balance
-7.7%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 85.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 7.7% of income.
28 January 2020 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,354
Capacity
1,400 (97%)
Free school meals
14.7%
English additional lang.
6.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
73.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.5
Mean salary
£45,220
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25 · 1,205 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 | £6.9m | £6.0m | £4.8m | 70.5% | +£907k | £0 | 0.0% | £5,553 |
| 2022/23 | £7.6m | £6.6m | £5.5m | 71.7% | +£988k | £0 | 0.0% | £5,854 |
| 2023/24 | £7.3m | £7.8m | £6.2m | 85.2% | -£558k | £21k | 0.3% | £5,483 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
Support staff
£812k
Premises
£459k
Other costs
£1.2m
4.5%
Admin staff
3.9%
Energy
-0.0%
ICT
11.4%
Premises (total)
2.8%
Supply staff
0.2%
Catering
2.3%
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 | —* | 48.9 | 74.1% | 51.2% | 13.2% | — | 205 |
* 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 | 65.8 | 17.8 | £41,219 | 14.0% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2021/22 | 67.4 | 18.3 | £41,909 | 16.9% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2022/23 | 74.8 | 17.4 | £40,873 | 8.3% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2023/24 | 76.1 | 17.5 | £45,357 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2024/25 | 73.0 | 18.5 | £45,220 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.7% | 4.4% | +1.3pp | 14.9% | 4.8% | 0.9% | 776 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 12.3% | 4.5% | 0.9% | 674 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 11.9% | 4.2% | 1.0% | 1,049 |
| 2016/17 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 12.9% | 4.2% | 1.4% | 1,019 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 16.3% | 4.4% | 1.9% | 979 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 17.1% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 985 |
| 2020/21 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 15.8% | 4.7% | 1.4% | 1,022 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 26.0% | 6.6% | 2.5% | 1,070 |
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% | +0.7pp | 19.8% | 5.4% | 2.0% | 1,159 |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% | +0.8pp | 17.2% | 5.2% | 2.1% | 1,187 |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% | +0.3pp | 15.2% | 4.5% | 2.1% | 1,205 |
28 January 2020 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 2017 | — | Requires improvement |