Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,843.34
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-0.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.
6 June 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,118
Capacity
1,295 (86%)
Free school meals
30.2%
English additional lang.
6.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
72.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.4
Mean salary
£48,739
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 1,129 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 | £6.2m | £4.7m | 69.2% | +£544k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,286 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £7.0m | £5.3m | 70.1% | +£549k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,594 |
| 2023/24 | £7.9m | £7.9m | £6.1m | 77.6% | -£70k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,843 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
Support staff
£860k
Premises
£62k
Other costs
£1.8m
10.1%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
2.0%
Premises (total)
0.6%
Supply staff
1.4%
Catering
12.2%
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 | —* | 40.1 | 53.1% | 28.6% | 11.5% | — | 192 |
* 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 | 50.0 | 20.4 | £39,396 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2021/22 | 65.3 | 16.4 | £40,505 | 24.5% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2022/23 | 58.7 | 19.4 | £43,181 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2023/24 | 66.9 | 17.2 | £45,742 | 12.9% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2024/25 | 72.5 | 15.4 | £48,739 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.7% | 4.4% | +2.3pp | 20.8% | 4.5% | 2.2% | 739 |
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 16.8% | 3.7% | 2.4% | 737 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 11.9% | 3.0% | 2.2% | 763 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 10.8% | 3.1% | 1.9% | 774 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 12.5% | 3.2% | 2.0% | 857 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 12.9% | 3.3% | 2.1% | 867 |
| 2020/21 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 20.9% | 4.0% | 2.9% | 971 |
| 2021/22 | 12.4% | 7.1% | +5.2pp | 38.3% | 7.8% | 4.6% | 1,026 |
| 2022/23 | 11.8% | 6.8% | +5.0pp | 33.6% | 8.7% | 3.1% | 1,117 |
| 2023/24 | 10.9% | 6.6% | +4.3pp | 32.9% | 7.9% | 3.0% | 1,138 |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% | +3.5pp | 29.3% | 7.1% | 2.6% | 1,129 |
6 June 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2015 | — | Requires improvement |