Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,107.59
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-8.7%
of income
In-year balance
+0.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.4%.
28 June 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
908
Capacity
850 (107%)
Free school meals
37.1%
English additional lang.
2.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
56.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£48,434
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.4%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 925 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 | £5.7m | £4.2m | 71.5% | +£105k | £7k | 0.1% | £6,957 |
| 2022/23 | £6.5m | £6.4m | £4.5m | 70.5% | +£38k | -£279k | -4.3% | £7,545 |
| 2023/24 | £7.2m | £7.1m | £5.0m | 69.8% | +£31k | -£626k | -8.7% | £8,108 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
Support staff
£433k
Premises
£1.2m
Other costs
£966k
0.0%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
3.6%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
2.0%
Catering
0.6%
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 | —* | 45.0 | 72.0% | 42.7% | 50.7% | — | 150 |
* 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 | 52.7 | 15.5 | £42,821 | 14.0% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 52.9 | 15.8 | £43,932 | 9.4% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2022/23 | 56.6 | 15.1 | £43,443 | 14.4% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2023/24 | 58.8 | 15.0 | £44,116 | 6.8% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2024/25 | 56.1 | 16.2 | £48,434 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 14.8% | 3.8% | 1.2% | 811 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 14.3% | 3.7% | 1.2% | 789 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.1% | 3.5% | 1.5% | 788 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 12.2% | 3.9% | 1.2% | 805 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 15.0% | 4.1% | 1.1% | 865 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 13.5% | 3.8% | 1.4% | 832 |
| 2020/21 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 19.6% | 4.4% | 2.6% | 837 |
| 2021/22 | 10.0% | 7.1% | +2.8pp | 31.5% | 6.8% | 3.2% | 861 |
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% | +2.4pp | 29.8% | 7.3% | 2.0% | 888 |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% | +2.2pp | 25.2% | 6.7% | 2.0% | 916 |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% | +2.2pp | 24.8% | 6.4% | 2.0% | 925 |
28 June 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 2014 | — | Requires improvement |