Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,010.78
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.9%
of income
In-year balance
-1.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.2%.
Elevated: turnover 24.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.1% of income.
12 February 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
871
Capacity
875 (100%)
Free school meals
22.5%
English additional lang.
9.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
44.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.5
Mean salary
£50,109
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 780 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 | £5.8m | £5.9m | £4.5m | 77.4% | -£184k | £403k | 7.0% | £6,557 |
| 2022/23 | £6.3m | £6.3m | £4.8m | 76.1% | -£72k | £331k | 5.3% | £7,373 |
| 2023/24 | £6.7m | £6.8m | £5.2m | 77.1% | -£71k | £258k | 3.9% | £8,011 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
Support staff
£566k
Premises
£341k
Other costs
£1.3m
7.4%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
6.0%
Premises (total)
2.0%
Supply staff
3.5%
Catering
1.2%
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 | —* | 43.8 | 60.5% | 44.9% | 54.4% | — | 147 |
* 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 | 54.8 | 15.6 | £42,611 | 20.1% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2021/22 | 50.0 | 17.6 | £43,883 | 24.8% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2022/23 | 50.4 | 16.8 | £43,490 | 22.5% | 1.9% | 4.0 |
| 2023/24 | 52.2 | 16.0 | £48,349 | 25.3% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2024/25 | 44.7 | 19.5 | £50,109 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 15.5% | 4.1% | 1.4% | 762 |
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 17.0% | 4.9% | 1.2% | 765 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.1% | 4.5% | 1.0% | 764 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 14.2% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 756 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 15.9% | 4.9% | 0.8% | 750 |
| 2018/19 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 17.0% | 5.0% | 1.1% | 751 |
| 2020/21 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.9% | 4.5% | 1.3% | 754 |
| 2021/22 | 9.8% | 7.1% | +2.7pp | 32.1% | 8.4% | 1.4% | 761 |
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% | +2.9pp | 26.5% | 7.5% | 2.2% | 765 |
| 2023/24 | 12.1% | 6.6% | +5.5pp | 37.0% | 8.4% | 3.7% | 766 |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% | +4.0pp | 28.3% | 7.5% | 2.6% | 780 |
12 February 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 2016 | — | Requires improvement |