Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,287.19
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.5%
of income
In-year balance
-5.8%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.8% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
Elevated: turnover 17.6%.
Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 26.6%.
25 September 2019 · 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
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
875
Capacity
1,000 (88%)
Free school meals
19.1%
English additional lang.
15.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
60.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.4
Mean salary
£50,593
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 757 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 | £8.1m | £8.0m | £5.8m | 71.3% | +£122k | £240k | 3.0% | £6,355 |
| 2022/23 | £8.6m | £7.6m | £6.1m | 71.0% | +£990k | £364k | 4.2% | £6,668 |
| 2023/24 | £7.2m | £7.7m | £5.1m | 70.0% | -£417k | £398k | 5.5% | £8,287 |
Teaching staff
£3.3m
Support staff
£281k
Premises
£614k
Other costs
£2.0m
17.1%
Admin staff
4.3%
Energy
1.5%
ICT
9.0%
Premises (total)
1.2%
Supply staff
8.4%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 47.0 | 68.1% | 36.9% | 75.9% | — | 141 |
* 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 | 75.6 | 16.6 | £36,081 | 13.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 80.0 | 16.0 | £37,986 | 10.8% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 77.2 | 16.7 | £39,283 | 35.4% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2023/24 | 60.2 | 14.5 | £41,845 | 17.6% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2024/25 | 60.9 | 14.4 | £50,593 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 9.1% | 4.0% | 0.6% | 770 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 8.8% | 4.4% | 0.5% | 810 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 6.9% | 4.1% | 0.4% | 867 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 15.7% | 5.2% | 0.7% | 970 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 11.2% | 4.3% | 0.9% | 992 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.7% | 3.7% | 1.1% | 1,076 |
| 2021/22 | 7.8% | 7.1% | +0.6pp | 27.9% | 6.1% | 1.6% | 1,072 |
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% | +1.8pp | 30.4% | 6.5% | 2.2% | 1,062 |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% | +2.4pp | 32.2% | 6.7% | 2.3% | 733 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.8pp | 26.6% | 6.2% | 1.8% | 757 |
25 September 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 May 2017 | — | Requires improvement |