Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,095.05
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
75.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
1.4%
of income
In-year balance
-1.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.1% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 1.4%.
7 July 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
1,141
Capacity
1,105 (103%)
Free school meals
15.1%
English additional lang.
2.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
73.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.4
Mean salary
£50,878
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.9%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25 · 1,012 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 | £6.6m | £6.7m | £5.5m | 83.2% | -£37k | £32k | 0.5% | £5,988 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £7.2m | £5.7m | 76.8% | +£257k | £289k | 3.9% | £6,725 |
| 2023/24 | £8.1m | £8.2m | £6.1m | 75.2% | -£50k | £239k | 2.9% | £7,255 |
| 2024/25 | £9.2m | £9.3m | £7.0m | 75.3% | -£105k | £134k | 1.4% | £8,095 |
Teaching staff
£5.4m
Support staff
£814k
Premises
£397k
Other costs
£2.0m
5.5%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
5.2%
Premises (total)
1.3%
Supply staff
6.0%
Catering
2.4%
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 | —* | 45.4 | 67.6% | 44.1% | 48.6% | — | 179 |
* 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 | 73.6 | 14.7 | £41,437 | 15.1% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2021/22 | 73.0 | 15.2 | £43,457 | 11.8% | 0.0% | 10.5 |
| 2022/23 | 75.1 | 14.8 | £45,616 | 8.1% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2023/24 | 71.5 | 15.6 | £49,648 | 9.4% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2024/25 | 73.9 | 15.4 | £50,878 | —% | 1.3% | — |
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 13.8% | 4.0% | 1.5% | 960 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.8% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 952 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.4% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 933 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 8.5% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 938 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 8.4% | 3.8% | 0.8% | 945 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 10.2% | 4.2% | 0.8% | 958 |
| 2020/21 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 17.8% | 5.9% | 0.9% | 960 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.1pp | 24.2% | 7.3% | 1.9% | 956 |
| 2022/23 | 8.0% | 6.8% | +1.2pp | 19.1% | 6.6% | 1.4% | 986 |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% | +1.8pp | 22.0% | 7.3% | 1.0% | 1,001 |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% | +2.6pp | 21.3% | 7.9% | 0.9% | 1,012 |
7 July 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2014 | — | Requires improvement |