Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,630.31
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
79.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-25.7%
of income
In-year balance
-4.3%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.3%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.3% of income.
25 January 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
737
Capacity
687 (107%)
Free school meals
22.4%
English additional lang.
60.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
45.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.4
Mean salary
£50,443
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25 · 735 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 | £3.4m | £3.6m | £2.6m | 78.8% | -£232k | -£545k | -16.2% | £7,087 |
| 2022/23 | £4.2m | £4.8m | £3.6m | 84.8% | -£611k | -£1.2m | -27.6% | £6,778 |
| 2023/24 | £5.4m | £5.6m | £4.3m | 79.3% | -£230k | -£1.4m | -25.7% | £7,630 |
Teaching staff
£3.1m
Support staff
£666k
Premises
£263k
Other costs
£1.1m
4.5%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
1.4%
ICT
5.9%
Premises (total)
3.2%
Supply staff
4.8%
Catering
3.3%
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 | —* | 54.1 | 72.4% | 58.5% | 40.7% | — | 123 |
* 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 | 26.4 | 15.6 | £47,484 | 30.0% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2021/22 | 29.6 | 16.0 | £46,247 | 37.0% | 0.0% | 1.3 |
| 2022/23 | 37.5 | 16.5 | £48,306 | 18.6% | 0.0% | 1.6 |
| 2023/24 | 42.0 | 16.8 | £47,987 | 6.9% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2024/25 | 45.0 | 16.4 | £50,443 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 12.8% | 4.0% | 1.5% | 698 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 11.9% | 3.9% | 1.5% | 656 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 13.9% | 3.6% | 1.9% | 617 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 15.7% | 3.5% | 2.4% | 535 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 15.3% | 4.3% | 1.3% | 444 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 8.8% | 3.4% | 1.0% | 373 |
| 2020/21 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 22.6% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 424 |
| 2021/22 | 4.2% | 7.1% | -3.0pp | 8.2% | 3.1% | 1.1% | 491 |
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% | -1.3pp | 12.7% | 4.1% | 1.4% | 640 |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% | -0.8pp | 15.0% | 4.5% | 1.2% | 741 |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% | -0.1pp | 16.5% | 4.6% | 1.5% | 735 |
25 January 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec 2014 | — | Requires improvement |