Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,894.78
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+21.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.
4 May 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,188
Capacity
1,320 (90%)
Free school meals
21.5%
English additional lang.
1.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
69.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.2
Mean salary
£50,273
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.6%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25 · 1,086 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 | £7.3m | £6.1m | £5.3m | 71.6% | +£1.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,027 |
| 2022/23 | £8.0m | £6.9m | £5.9m | 74.5% | +£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,453 |
| 2023/24 | £8.5m | £6.7m | £5.9m | 69.7% | +£1.8m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,895 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
Support staff
£448k
Premises
£0
Other costs
—
7.5%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
0.0%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
0.1%
Catering
2.0%
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 | —* | 39.9 | 53.8% | 36.4% | 23.6% | — | 195 |
* 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 | 71.0 | 17.3 | £41,298 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2021/22 | 72.7 | 16.7 | £41,732 | 28.9% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2022/23 | 69.4 | 17.8 | £43,173 | 17.7% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2023/24 | 65.9 | 18.6 | £49,905 | 14.7% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2024/25 | 69.2 | 17.2 | £50,273 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 13.1% | 3.6% | 1.2% | 627 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.9% | 3.6% | 1.1% | 641 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 11.3% | 3.7% | 1.3% | 725 |
| 2016/17 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 9.3% | 3.3% | 1.1% | 852 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 8.0% | 3.0% | 1.3% | 958 |
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 7.3% | 2.9% | 1.2% | 1,024 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.9% | 3.5% | 1.6% | 1,069 |
| 2021/22 | 9.6% | 7.1% | +2.5pp | 29.0% | 6.8% | 2.9% | 1,063 |
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% | +2.9pp | 28.8% | 6.8% | 2.9% | 1,080 |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% | +2.7pp | 26.1% | 6.9% | 2.5% | 1,094 |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% | +3.3pp | 25.1% | 6.6% | 2.9% | 1,086 |
4 May 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 2014 | — | Requires improvement |