Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,604.23
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
64.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+15.2%
of income
Elevated: turnover 22.8%.
4 June 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,448
Capacity
1,820 (80%)
Free school meals
26.1%
English additional lang.
32.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
78.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.6
Mean salary
£39,824
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 1,481 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 | £8.1m | £7.2m | £5.5m | 68.4% | +£952k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,126 |
| 2022/23 | £9.7m | £8.2m | £6.2m | 64.1% | +£1.5m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,050 |
| 2023/24 | £10.8m | £9.2m | £6.9m | 64.3% | +£1.6m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,604 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£513k
Other costs
£1.7m
4.6%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
6.8%
Premises (total)
3.8%
Supply staff
6.0%
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 | —* | 45.3 | 52.3% | 31.2% | 15.0% | — | 266 |
* 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 | 76.8 | 15.8 | £32,758 | 18.4% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2021/22 | 75.6 | 17.5 | £33,621 | 27.0% | 1.3% | 6.0 |
| 2022/23 | 77.0 | 17.9 | £34,321 | 20.3% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2023/24 | 73.8 | 19.2 | £38,404 | 22.8% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2024/25 | 78.0 | 18.6 | £39,824 | —% | 1.3% | — |
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.3% | 4.4% | +2.9pp | 23.4% | 5.4% | 1.9% | 1,203 |
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 18.8% | 4.7% | 1.4% | 1,072 |
| 2015/16 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 21.9% | 4.9% | 2.3% | 973 |
| 2016/17 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 16.6% | 3.7% | 1.9% | 910 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 16.1% | 3.1% | 2.5% | 962 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 14.7% | 3.3% | 2.3% | 1,057 |
| 2020/21 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 14.3% | 3.8% | 1.1% | 1,268 |
| 2021/22 | 8.4% | 7.1% | +1.3pp | 28.7% | 6.4% | 2.0% | 1,352 |
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% | +1.0pp | 23.9% | 5.7% | 2.1% | 1,425 |
| 2023/24 | 7.0% | 6.6% | +0.4pp | 20.1% | 5.0% | 1.9% | 1,471 |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% | +0.9pp | 19.7% | 5.1% | 2.0% | 1,481 |
4 June 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 2016 | URN 139168 | Inadequate |