Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,427.07
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
13.2%
of income
In-year balance
+11.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.6%.
26 April 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
915
Capacity
1,139 (80%)
Free school meals
17.7%
English additional lang.
1.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
45.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.0
Mean salary
£47,568
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.
20.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 856 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 | £5.5m | £5.1m | £3.8m | 68.5% | +£377k | £588k | 10.7% | £6,255 |
| 2022/23 | £5.8m | £5.6m | £4.1m | 70.2% | +£157k | £478k | 8.3% | £6,561 |
| 2023/24 | £6.4m | £5.6m | £4.3m | 67.4% | +£728k | £841k | 13.2% | £7,427 |
Teaching staff
£2.9m
Support staff
£772k
Premises
£345k
Other costs
£1.0m
6.4%
Admin staff
4.2%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
5.6%
Premises (total)
2.5%
Supply staff
4.7%
Catering
0.2%
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 | —* | 51.3 | 79.0% | 65.0% | 21.7% | — | 143 |
* 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 | 42.6 | 19.3 | £40,283 | 7.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 48.6 | 18.0 | £39,606 | 23.7% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2022/23 | 46.7 | 18.9 | £39,350 | 20.7% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 47.6 | 18.0 | £45,197 | 6.3% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2024/25 | 45.8 | 20.0 | £47,568 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.1% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 9.3% | 3.3% | 0.8% | 648 |
| 2014/15 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 9.4% | 3.4% | 1.0% | 662 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 9.4% | 3.6% | 0.9% | 656 |
| 2016/17 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 8.2% | 3.4% | 1.0% | 648 |
| 2017/18 | 4.1% | 4.8% | -0.6pp | 9.3% | 3.1% | 1.0% | 677 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 8.8% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 718 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 15.2% | 3.8% | 1.4% | 743 |
| 2021/22 | 9.6% | 7.1% | +2.5pp | 30.4% | 7.7% | 1.9% | 777 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.5pp | 21.7% | 6.1% | 2.2% | 789 |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% | +1.3pp | 20.3% | 6.3% | 1.5% | 814 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 20.7% | 6.2% | 1.7% | 856 |
26 April 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2015 | URN 121695 | Requires improvement |