Per-pupil income
£6,725.35
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.0%
of income
In-year balance
+4.8%
of income
No active flags for this school.
11 January 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,085
Capacity
1,200 (90%)
Free school meals
19.8%
English additional lang.
5.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
60.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.1
Mean salary
£51,405
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.1%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 939 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 | £5.6m | £5.2m | £4.1m | 73.6% | +£372k | £328k | 5.9% | £6,304 |
| 2022/23 | £6.1m | £5.7m | £4.4m | 72.9% | +£428k | £363k | 6.0% | £6,645 |
| 2023/24 | £6.7m | £6.4m | £5.1m | 75.8% | +£322k | £267k | 4.0% | £6,725 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
Support staff
£767k
Premises
£325k
Other costs
£974k
4.0%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
7.2%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 49.4 | 73.0% | 47.8% | 50.9% | — | 159 |
* 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 | 53.6 | 16.4 | £43,501 | 9.3% | 0.0% | 1.3 |
| 2021/22 | 51.9 | 17.1 | £44,167 | 3.9% | 1.9% | 0.3 |
| 2022/23 | 55.3 | 16.6 | £45,336 | 5.1% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2023/24 | 59.3 | 16.8 | £47,908 | 9.5% | 0.0% | 2.0 |
| 2024/25 | 60.0 | 18.1 | £51,405 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.4% | 4.4% | +3.0pp | 23.4% | 5.1% | 2.3% | 1,106 |
| 2014/15 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 18.3% | 4.7% | 2.0% | 1,018 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 11.6% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 914 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 12.2% | 4.3% | 1.5% | 834 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 11.2% | 4.2% | 1.4% | 731 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 9.7% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 692 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 14.8% | 5.1% | 0.6% | 732 |
| 2021/22 | 8.3% | 7.1% | +1.1pp | 24.2% | 6.8% | 1.5% | 751 |
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% | +1.3pp | 18.3% | 6.3% | 1.8% | 814 |
| 2023/24 | 8.0% | 6.6% | +1.4pp | 19.5% | 6.1% | 1.9% | 871 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 19.0% | 6.1% | 1.9% | 939 |
11 January 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec 2015 | — | Requires improvement |