Per-pupil income
£7,131.12
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
21.7%
of income
In-year balance
+4.2%
of income
No active flags for this school.
17 March 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,675
Capacity
1,650 (102%)
Free school meals
15.5%
English additional lang.
2.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
95.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.6
Mean salary
£50,176
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.
16.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 1,496 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 | £10.4m | £10.3m | £7.6m | 72.8% | +£108k | £2.0m | 19.5% | £6,406 |
| 2022/23 | £11.1m | £10.9m | £7.5m | 67.2% | +£198k | £2.4m | 21.5% | £6,726 |
| 2023/24 | £12.2m | £11.7m | £8.4m | 68.9% | +£514k | £2.7m | 21.7% | £7,131 |
Teaching staff
£6.3m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£1.6m
Other costs
£1.7m
6.7%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
0.0%
Premises (total)
0.6%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
0.9%
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 | —* | 50.6 | 78.1% | 56.2% | 47.7% | — | 283 |
* 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 | 94.8 | 17.6 | £41,196 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2021/22 | 97.9 | 16.5 | £40,536 | 8.9% | 2.0% | 7.6 |
| 2022/23 | 96.1 | 17.2 | £44,264 | 8.1% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2023/24 | 94.4 | 18.2 | £47,906 | 11.0% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2024/25 | 95.0 | 17.6 | £50,176 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.9% | 4.4% | -0.5pp | 7.7% | 3.0% | 0.8% | 1,213 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 11.7% | 3.7% | 0.8% | 1,260 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.2% | 3.6% | 1.2% | 1,280 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 8.9% | 3.1% | 1.2% | 1,332 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 9.9% | 3.2% | 1.1% | 1,388 |
| 2018/19 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 9.0% | 3.2% | 1.0% | 1,423 |
| 2020/21 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 20.7% | 5.3% | 1.9% | 1,463 |
| 2021/22 | 7.7% | 7.1% | +0.5pp | 20.0% | 4.7% | 3.0% | 1,467 |
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% | -0.6pp | 14.7% | 3.4% | 2.8% | 1,475 |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% | +0.4pp | 18.0% | 3.9% | 3.1% | 1,491 |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% | +0.3pp | 16.6% | 4.3% | 2.2% | 1,496 |
17 March 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb 2014 | URN 104826 | Requires improvement |