Flags
5
1 high
Per-pupil income
£9,316.07
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
72.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.6%
of income
In-year balance
+0.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.3%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.0% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 4.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.8%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 4.6%.
19 June 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
918
Capacity
900 (102%)
Free school meals
38.8%
English additional lang.
17.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
60.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.1
Mean salary
£53,014
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.4%
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
2024/25 · 969 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 | £6.4m | £6.2m | £4.8m | 75.6% | +£165k | £624k | 9.8% | £7,284 |
| 2022/23 | £6.9m | £7.3m | £5.4m | 77.1% | -£344k | £280k | 4.0% | £7,639 |
| 2023/24 | £7.9m | £7.8m | £5.8m | 73.1% | +£58k | £338k | 4.3% | £8,741 |
| 2024/25 | £8.6m | £8.5m | £6.2m | 72.4% | +£57k | £394k | 4.6% | £9,316 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
Support staff
£889k
Premises
£328k
Other costs
£2.0m
5.7%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
1.7%
ICT
5.9%
Premises (total)
0.4%
Supply staff
2.2%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 49.8 | 72.5% | 53.4% | 36.0% | — | 178 |
* 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 | 56.8 | 15.2 | £43,522 | 3.5% | 0.0% | 2.2 |
| 2021/22 | 56.6 | 15.5 | £45,870 | 12.4% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2022/23 | 60.8 | 15.0 | £46,949 | 11.5% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2023/24 | 62.0 | 14.5 | £49,793 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2024/25 | 60.9 | 15.1 | £53,014 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 14.5% | 4.4% | 0.9% | 878 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.2% | 4.3% | 1.1% | 892 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.8% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 899 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.6% | 4.1% | 1.2% | 902 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 15.1% | 4.5% | 1.2% | 902 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 13.2% | 4.3% | 1.4% | 911 |
| 2020/21 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 17.8% | 5.0% | 1.5% | 889 |
| 2021/22 | 9.7% | 7.1% | +2.5pp | 31.3% | 7.8% | 1.9% | 917 |
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% | +3.5pp | 28.2% | 6.6% | 3.8% | 956 |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% | +3.2pp | 27.4% | 4.1% | 5.7% | 970 |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% | +1.5pp | 21.7% | 3.4% | 4.4% | 969 |
19 June 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 2016 | — | Requires improvement |