Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£11,345.45
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+0.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.
Elevated: turnover 20.1%.
17 May 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
470
Capacity
600 (78%)
Free school meals
53.7%
English additional lang.
22.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
30.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.3
Mean salary
£58,586
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
37.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.0%
2024/25 · 502 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 | £4.5m | £4.4m | £2.9m | 64.0% | +£66k | £1.2m | 25.7% | £11,622 |
| 2022/23 | £672k | £587k | £499k | 74.3% | +£85k | £1k | 0.1% | £1,659 |
| 2023/24 | £5.0m | £5.0m | £3.4m | 68.7% | +£33k | £1k | 0.0% | £11,345 |
Teaching staff
£2.4m
Support staff
£531k
Premises
£385k
Other costs
£1.1m
5.8%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
10.3%
Premises (total)
2.4%
Supply staff
4.5%
Catering
4.8%
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 | —* | 40.9 | 52.5% | 32.2% | 76.3% | — | 59 |
* 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 | 28.1 | 13.1 | £51,009 | 10.3% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2021/22 | 31.2 | 12.4 | £50,048 | 32.0% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2022/23 | 30.2 | 13.4 | £49,969 | 11.3% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2023/24 | 29.8 | 14.8 | £54,129 | 20.1% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2024/25 | 30.8 | 15.3 | £58,586 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
37.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.5% | 4.4% | +2.2pp | 23.8% | 5.5% | 1.1% | 42 |
| 2014/15 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 22.3% | 4.4% | 2.2% | 121 |
| 2015/16 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 18.6% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 199 |
| 2016/17 | 8.2% | 4.6% | +3.6pp | 25.4% | 3.6% | 4.6% | 291 |
| 2017/18 | 8.2% | 4.8% | +3.4pp | 27.4% | 3.3% | 4.9% | 347 |
| 2018/19 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 20.1% | 3.4% | 2.8% | 397 |
| 2020/21 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 21.0% | 4.8% | 1.6% | 390 |
| 2021/22 | 9.8% | 7.1% | +2.6pp | 34.2% | 6.2% | 3.6% | 412 |
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% | +1.4pp | 27.3% | 4.5% | 3.7% | 439 |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% | +3.0pp | 34.8% | 4.9% | 4.6% | 472 |
| 2024/25 | 11.3% | 6.2% | +5.1pp | 37.6% | 5.3% | 6.0% | 502 |
17 May 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2015 | — | Requires improvement |