Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,230.46
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+4.1%
of income
Elevated: turnover 23.0%, sickness 12.9 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.0%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 6.1%.
12 October 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
781
Capacity
1,150 (68%)
Free school meals
37.4%
English additional lang.
6.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
46.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.9
Mean salary
£49,613
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
6.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
14.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
34.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.2%
Unauthorised absence
6.8%
2024/25 · 742 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 | £4.6m | £4.1m | £3.1m | 66.6% | +£520k | £413k | 8.9% | £7,590 |
| 2022/23 | £5.5m | £4.9m | £3.6m | 65.8% | +£546k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,879 |
| 2023/24 | £6.1m | £5.9m | £4.2m | 68.1% | +£251k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,230 |
Teaching staff
£2.9m
Support staff
£646k
Premises
£290k
Other costs
£1.4m
7.8%
Admin staff
3.5%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
7.5%
Premises (total)
1.2%
Supply staff
3.5%
Catering
0.3%
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 | —* | 33.7 | 43.1% | 23.9% | 3.7% | — | 109 |
* 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 | 39.4 | 13.5 | £39,584 | 12.7% | 0.0% | 0.2 |
| 2021/22 | 41.8 | 14.5 | £37,539 | 14.8% | 0.0% | 8.4 |
| 2022/23 | 47.6 | 14.6 | £42,456 | 42.9% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2023/24 | 46.8 | 15.9 | £46,557 | 23.0% | 2.1% | 12.9 |
| 2024/25 | 46.2 | 16.9 | £49,613 | —% | 6.1% | — |
Overall absence
14.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
34.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.6% | 4.4% | +2.3pp | 15.5% | 3.8% | 2.9% | 394 |
| 2014/15 | 7.6% | 4.5% | +3.1pp | 21.6% | 4.8% | 2.8% | 370 |
| 2015/16 | 8.3% | 4.5% | +3.8pp | 23.5% | 5.0% | 3.3% | 379 |
| 2016/17 | 8.8% | 4.6% | +4.2pp | 23.9% | 5.2% | 3.6% | 330 |
| 2017/18 | 7.8% | 4.8% | +3.0pp | 22.4% | 3.1% | 4.7% | 349 |
| 2018/19 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 18.4% | 2.7% | 4.0% | 386 |
| 2020/21 | 7.8% | 4.5% | +3.3pp | 22.0% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 460 |
| 2021/22 | 14.6% | 7.1% | +7.4pp | 40.5% | 6.5% | 8.1% | 568 |
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% | +3.6pp | 31.0% | 3.0% | 7.4% | 668 |
| 2023/24 | 12.6% | 6.6% | +6.0pp | 34.0% | 6.4% | 6.2% | 707 |
| 2024/25 | 14.0% | 6.2% | +7.8pp | 34.0% | 7.2% | 6.8% | 742 |
12 October 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan 2015 | — | Requires improvement |