Per-pupil income
£7,443.74
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.4%
of income
In-year balance
+0.1%
of income
No active flags for this school.
11 February 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,401
Capacity
1,436 (98%)
Free school meals
21.9%
English additional lang.
12.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
82.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£51,565
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 1,438 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 | £9.0m | £8.1m | £6.2m | 69.1% | +£892k | £583k | 6.5% | £6,506 |
| 2022/23 | £9.4m | £8.7m | £6.7m | 70.8% | +£775k | £657k | 7.0% | £6,731 |
| 2023/24 | £10.5m | £10.5m | £7.6m | 72.0% | +£13k | £670k | 6.4% | £7,444 |
Teaching staff
£5.5m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£1.2m
Other costs
£1.7m
4.8%
Admin staff
0.3%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
1.7%
Premises (total)
2.5%
Supply staff
0.9%
Catering
0.7%
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 | —* | 50.9 | 74.5% | 54.6% | 64.2% | — | 282 |
* 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 | 79.9 | 17.4 | £42,007 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2021/22 | 76.0 | 18.2 | £43,928 | 12.6% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2022/23 | 75.3 | 18.6 | £46,074 | 11.7% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2023/24 | 70.7 | 20.0 | £50,026 | 11.3% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2024/25 | 82.5 | 17.0 | £51,565 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 9.7% | 3.9% | 0.3% | 1,342 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 12.1% | 4.2% | 0.4% | 1,330 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.9% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 1,337 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 11.3% | 4.2% | 0.8% | 1,339 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 9.5% | 3.9% | 1.2% | 1,352 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 7.0% | 3.4% | 0.9% | 1,367 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.6% | 4.1% | 0.9% | 1,400 |
| 2021/22 | 7.8% | 7.1% | +0.7pp | 23.4% | 6.5% | 1.3% | 1,409 |
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% | +0.8pp | 18.8% | 6.0% | 1.6% | 1,421 |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% | -0.1pp | 14.3% | 4.4% | 2.1% | 1,429 |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% | +0.2pp | 14.9% | 4.4% | 2.0% | 1,438 |
11 February 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2013 | — | Requires improvement |