Per-pupil income
£8,842.15
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+3.7%
of income
No active flags for this school.
27 March 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,033
Capacity
1,035 (100%)
Free school meals
40.9%
English additional lang.
23.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
76.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.5
Mean salary
£53,275
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
1.5%
Unauthorised absence
5.9%
2024/25 · 1,082 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 | £8.3m | £8.7m | £6.6m | 78.8% | -£406k | £300k | 3.6% | £7,787 |
| 2022/23 | £8.8m | £8.5m | £6.2m | 70.8% | +£235k | £97k | 1.1% | £8,173 |
| 2023/24 | £9.5m | £9.2m | £6.4m | 67.3% | +£350k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,842 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
Support staff
£0
Premises
£720k
Other costs
£2.0m
4.5%
Admin staff
4.5%
Energy
-0.1%
ICT
8.9%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
6.9%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 46.1 | 64.5% | 48.2% | 10.2% | — | 197 |
* 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 | 73.4 | 14.3 | £40,858 | 15.8% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2021/22 | 77.8 | 13.8 | £41,942 | 23.1% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2022/23 | 75.8 | 14.2 | £43,343 | 25.1% | 3.8% | 3.6 |
| 2023/24 | 71.6 | 15.0 | £44,740 | 8.4% | 0.0% | 0.1 |
| 2024/25 | 76.4 | 13.5 | £53,275 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
1.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.6% | 4.4% | +2.2pp | 17.7% | 4.1% | 2.5% | 954 |
| 2014/15 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 20.1% | 1.3% | 4.7% | 992 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 9.9% | 1.0% | 4.0% | 1,012 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 15.0% | 1.3% | 3.9% | 1,037 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 12.7% | 1.6% | 3.4% | 1,066 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 15.7% | 1.7% | 4.0% | 1,048 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 14.5% | 1.4% | 3.6% | 1,117 |
| 2021/22 | 7.3% | 7.1% | +0.2pp | 19.9% | 2.6% | 4.8% | 1,123 |
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% | +0.4pp | 20.7% | 2.1% | 5.1% | 1,138 |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% | +0.4pp | 21.5% | 1.9% | 5.0% | 1,122 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 23.6% | 1.5% | 5.9% | 1,082 |
27 March 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 2017 | — | Requires improvement |