Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£10,364.54
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
59.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
37.8%
of income
In-year balance
+17.1%
of income
DfE scrutinises reserves above 20% of income. Current level: 37.8%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 5.9%.
1 February 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
564
Capacity
1,115 (51%)
Free school meals
38.3%
English additional lang.
61.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
32.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.6
Mean salary
£61,020
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
5.9%
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.
17.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 603 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 | £4.4m | £4.0m | £3.0m | 67.6% | +£471k | £752k | 16.9% | £7,886 |
| 2022/23 | £4.7m | £4.1m | £3.0m | 63.4% | +£621k | £1.4m | 29.0% | £8,418 |
| 2023/24 | £4.7m | £4.8m | £3.4m | 71.9% | -£161k | £1.2m | 26.0% | £8,067 |
| 2024/25 | £5.8m | £4.8m | £3.5m | 59.7% | +£998k | £2.2m | 37.8% | £10,365 |
Teaching staff
£2.7m
Support staff
£425k
Premises
£352k
Other costs
£1.0m
3.5%
Admin staff
0.7%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
3.8%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
3.9%
Catering
6.8%
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 | —* | 36.5 | 37.1% | 22.9% | 24.8% | — | 105 |
* 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 | 31.0 | 18.0 | £50,054 | 25.8% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2021/22 | 37.8 | 14.9 | £46,024 | 40.7% | 0.0% | 7.7 |
| 2022/23 | 30.4 | 18.5 | £44,278 | 29.6% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2023/24 | 35.4 | 16.4 | £52,996 | 34.8% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2024/25 | 32.0 | 17.6 | £61,020 | —% | 5.9% | — |
Overall absence
5.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.6% | 4.4% | +2.2pp | 18.8% | 2.4% | 4.2% | 690 |
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 16.8% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 672 |
| 2015/16 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 18.6% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 657 |
| 2016/17 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 19.8% | 3.7% | 3.2% | 615 |
| 2017/18 | 8.2% | 4.8% | +3.4pp | 21.8% | 3.5% | 4.6% | 602 |
| 2018/19 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 17.4% | 2.7% | 3.8% | 575 |
| 2020/21 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 16.4% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 604 |
| 2021/22 | 7.7% | 7.1% | +0.6pp | 22.7% | 3.2% | 4.6% | 603 |
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% | +0.8pp | 23.7% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 617 |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% | -0.4pp | 19.7% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 634 |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% | -0.5pp | 17.1% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 603 |
1 February 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 2015 | — | Requires improvement |