Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,440.48
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.7%
of income
In-year balance
+9.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
4 May 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
583
Capacity
580 (101%)
Free school meals
19.6%
English additional lang.
18.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
32.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.1
Mean salary
£49,074
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25 · 620 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 | £3.8m | £3.7m | £3.1m | 80.6% | +£136k | £484k | 12.7% | £6,280 |
| 2022/23 | £4.0m | £3.6m | £3.1m | 76.3% | +£361k | £128k | 3.2% | £6,686 |
| 2023/24 | £4.4m | £4.0m | £3.2m | 74.0% | +£394k | £120k | 2.7% | £7,440 |
Teaching staff
£2.3m
Support staff
£545k
Premises
£204k
Other costs
£541k
5.8%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
4.2%
Premises (total)
1.7%
Supply staff
0.9%
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 | —* | 48.9 | 73.9% | 51.3% | 46.2% | — | 119 |
* 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 | 36.4 | 16.7 | £41,679 | 9.3% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 38.6 | 15.8 | £40,815 | 18.6% | 0.0% | 0.1 |
| 2022/23 | 34.2 | 17.5 | £39,170 | 28.2% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2023/24 | 36.0 | 16.3 | £43,511 | 32.2% | 5.3% | 0.0 |
| 2024/25 | 32.2 | 18.1 | £49,074 | —% | 3.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 13.3% | 4.3% | 0.5% | 519 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 12.4% | 4.6% | 0.7% | 538 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.2% | 4.0% | 1.2% | 552 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 10.6% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 574 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 12.6% | 4.3% | 0.7% | 587 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 12.5% | 4.2% | 0.8% | 609 |
| 2020/21 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 15.5% | 5.3% | 1.1% | 618 |
| 2021/22 | 9.6% | 7.1% | +2.5pp | 28.3% | 7.5% | 2.1% | 614 |
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% | +1.4pp | 24.1% | 5.4% | 2.8% | 609 |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% | +1.6pp | 22.9% | 5.7% | 2.5% | 610 |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% | +1.0pp | 19.8% | 5.0% | 2.3% | 620 |
4 May 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 2014 | URN 121714 | Requires improvement |