Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£26,309.6
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
79.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
13.2%
of income
In-year balance
+5.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 15.5%.
Elevated: turnover 15.6%, sickness 10.5 days.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.0%.
7 December 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
344
Capacity
360 (96%)
Free school meals
50.4%
English additional lang.
27.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
42.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
8.1
Mean salary
£50,502
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
14.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
42.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
9.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
2024/25 · 245 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 | £6.7m | £6.7m | £5.9m | 89.0% | -£57k | £413k | 6.2% | £20,404 |
| 2022/23 | £7.4m | £7.5m | £6.5m | 88.4% | -£72k | £342k | 4.6% | £22,670 |
| 2023/24 | £8.2m | £7.9m | £6.8m | 83.3% | +£334k | £675k | 8.2% | £24,400 |
| 2024/25 | £9.1m | £8.5m | £7.1m | 79.0% | +£522k | £1.2m | 13.2% | £26,310 |
Teaching staff
£3.2m
Support staff
£3.4m
Premises
£760k
Other costs
£623k
3.2%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
0.2%
Premises (total)
2.1%
Supply staff
0.8%
Catering
9.4%
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 | —* | 1.1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 54 |
* 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 | 41.3 | 8.0 | £40,572 | 4.8% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2021/22 | 41.3 | 7.9 | £43,310 | 10.7% | 0.0% | 11.4 |
| 2022/23 | 48.7 | 6.7 | £43,880 | 14.7% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2023/24 | 45.0 | 7.5 | £47,623 | 15.6% | 0.0% | 10.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.5 | 8.1 | £50,502 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
14.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
42.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
9.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.9% | 4.4% | +3.5pp | 22.4% | 6.3% | 1.6% | 152 |
| 2014/15 | 8.6% | 4.5% | +4.1pp | 30.2% | 6.2% | 2.4% | 159 |
| 2015/16 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 26.1% | 5.4% | 1.9% | 176 |
| 2016/17 | 7.5% | 4.6% | +2.9pp | 25.8% | 6.1% | 1.4% | 182 |
| 2017/18 | 8.5% | 4.8% | +3.8pp | 26.9% | 6.5% | 2.0% | 193 |
| 2018/19 | 9.4% | 4.6% | +4.8pp | 27.6% | 6.9% | 2.5% | 199 |
| 2020/21 | 25.6% | 4.5% | +21.1pp | 82.0% | 21.4% | 4.2% | 205 |
| 2021/22 | 14.8% | 7.1% | +7.7pp | 41.0% | 10.3% | 4.5% | 210 |
| 2022/23 | 14.5% | 6.8% | +7.7pp | 39.2% | 9.2% | 5.3% | 227 |
| 2023/24 | 15.5% | 6.6% | +8.9pp | 45.6% | 9.9% | 5.6% | 241 |
| 2024/25 | 14.2% | 6.2% | +8.0pp | 42.9% | 9.3% | 4.9% | 245 |
7 December 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 2014 | — | Requires improvement |