Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,308.36
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
77.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.1%
of income
In-year balance
-2.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.3% of income.
2 April 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,561
Capacity
1,569 (99%)
Free school meals
19.5%
English additional lang.
10.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
90.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.3
Mean salary
£49,627
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 1,348 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 | £9.5m | £9.4m | £7.3m | 76.4% | +£124k | £1.1m | 11.3% | £5,993 |
| 2022/23 | £10.3m | £10.2m | £7.6m | 73.2% | +£100k | £1.2m | 11.4% | £6,612 |
| 2023/24 | £10.7m | £10.6m | £7.9m | 73.4% | +£127k | £1.3m | 12.1% | £6,917 |
| 2024/25 | £11.4m | £11.7m | £8.8m | 77.4% | -£259k | £1.0m | 9.1% | £7,308 |
Teaching staff
£6.4m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£682k
Other costs
£2.2m
7.0%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
3.5%
ICT
6.5%
Premises (total)
2.5%
Supply staff
3.7%
Catering
1.3%
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 | —* | 44.2 | 63.2% | 37.9% | 20.6% | — | 253 |
* 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 | 96.0 | 16.3 | £43,964 | 13.7% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2021/22 | 88.1 | 18.0 | £44,679 | 13.2% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2022/23 | 88.5 | 17.6 | £44,198 | 9.9% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2023/24 | 87.1 | 17.8 | £46,135 | 7.1% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2024/25 | 90.2 | 17.3 | £49,627 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 12.8% | 4.0% | 0.8% | 1,315 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.4% | 4.3% | 1.0% | 1,321 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 16.3% | 4.3% | 1.6% | 1,317 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 16.2% | 4.3% | 1.6% | 1,298 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 12.5% | 3.7% | 1.7% | 1,280 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 11.3% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 1,268 |
| 2020/21 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 14.9% | 4.6% | 1.5% | 1,312 |
| 2021/22 | 9.4% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 29.8% | 6.6% | 2.9% | 1,311 |
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% | +2.3pp | 24.4% | 5.4% | 3.7% | 1,327 |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% | +1.9pp | 23.9% | 5.4% | 3.1% | 1,341 |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% | +2.5pp | 21.4% | 6.0% | 2.7% | 1,348 |
2 April 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 2016 | — | Requires improvement |