Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£10,818.51
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.6%
of income
In-year balance
+1.1%
of income
Elevated: turnover 27.8%, sickness 17.0 days.
Elevated: turnover 15.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.0%.
30 January 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,099
Capacity
1,150 (96%)
Free school meals
57.4%
English additional lang.
42.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
80.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.7
Mean salary
£63,500
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.2%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.5%
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25 · 901 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 | £10.9m | £11.9m | £9.2m | 84.0% | -£978k | £1.3m | 12.1% | £9,826 |
| 2022/23 | £11.5m | £11.7m | £9.2m | 79.9% | -£241k | £1.3m | 11.0% | £10,300 |
| 2023/24 | £12.0m | £11.9m | £9.4m | 78.0% | +£136k | £1.3m | 10.6% | £10,819 |
Teaching staff
£6.6m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£666k
Other costs
£1.9m
7.4%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
6.2%
Premises (total)
2.1%
Supply staff
4.0%
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 | —* | 56.9 | 79.8% | 62.4% | 72.3% | — | 173 |
* 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 | 83.9 | 13.3 | £53,361 | 17.6% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2021/22 | 89.2 | 12.5 | £54,028 | 27.8% | 0.0% | 17.0 |
| 2022/23 | 75.4 | 14.8 | £54,740 | 20.4% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2023/24 | 86.7 | 12.8 | £58,732 | 15.6% | 1.1% | 6.3 |
| 2024/25 | 80.5 | 13.7 | £63,500 | —% | 1.2% | — |
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 9.8% | 2.9% | 1.4% | 907 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 8.7% | 2.8% | 1.5% | 911 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 15.4% | 3.9% | 2.0% | 924 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 11.7% | 3.4% | 1.6% | 912 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 14.4% | 3.2% | 2.0% | 903 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 13.7% | 2.9% | 2.4% | 894 |
| 2020/21 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 21.1% | 5.2% | 2.3% | 900 |
| 2021/22 | 9.6% | 7.1% | +2.5pp | 29.7% | 6.0% | 3.6% | 912 |
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% | +2.0pp | 26.1% | 4.5% | 4.3% | 919 |
| 2023/24 | 8.0% | 6.6% | +1.5pp | 23.3% | 3.8% | 4.2% | 935 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.8pp | 21.9% | 3.5% | 4.5% | 901 |
30 January 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct 2009 | — | Requires improvement |