Per-pupil income
£8,817.32
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
25.4%
of income
In-year balance
+2.5%
of income
No active flags for this school.
25 February 2020 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
807
Capacity
1,050 (77%)
Free school meals
36.2%
English additional lang.
24.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
58.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.9
Mean salary
£55,963
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25 · 690 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 | £7.9m | £7.0m | £5.2m | 66.2% | +£836k | £1.4m | 18.1% | £7,869 |
| 2022/23 | £8.2m | £7.7m | £5.6m | 68.0% | +£485k | £1.9m | 23.2% | £8,151 |
| 2023/24 | £8.3m | £8.1m | £6.0m | 71.3% | +£213k | £2.1m | 25.4% | £8,817 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
Support staff
£978k
Premises
£573k
Other costs
£1.6m
5.9%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
1.5%
ICT
8.8%
Premises (total)
2.7%
Supply staff
1.6%
Catering
3.1%
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 | —* | 45.5 | 62.9% | 35.2% | 42.8% | — | 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 | 63.0 | 16.6 | £45,703 | 16.5% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2021/22 | 58.4 | 17.1 | £43,979 | 15.4% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2022/23 | 61.2 | 16.5 | £47,630 | 30.7% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2023/24 | 59.4 | 15.9 | £52,685 | 16.8% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2024/25 | 58.1 | 13.9 | £55,963 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 12.4% | 4.3% | 0.7% | 900 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.5% | 4.4% | 0.7% | 895 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 11.5% | 3.6% | 0.9% | 890 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 9.3% | 3.1% | 1.5% | 866 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 11.0% | 3.0% | 1.7% | 867 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 11.8% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 869 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 8.0% | 2.4% | 1.7% | 865 |
| 2021/22 | 5.2% | 7.1% | -2.0pp | 12.8% | 3.6% | 1.5% | 842 |
| 2022/23 | 6.0% | 6.8% | -0.8pp | 17.6% | 4.1% | 1.9% | 817 |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% | -1.0pp | 12.8% | 3.6% | 1.9% | 766 |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% | -0.4pp | 17.4% | 3.3% | 2.5% | 690 |
25 February 2020 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 2016 | — | Good |