Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,507.16
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.1%
of income
In-year balance
+2.5%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.1%.
20 April 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,051
Capacity
1,050 (100%)
Free school meals
47.2%
English additional lang.
48.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
63.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.4
Mean salary
£55,590
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25 · 1,096 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 | £7.9m | £7.1m | £5.8m | 73.7% | +£750k | £949k | 12.1% | £7,400 |
| 2022/23 | £8.2m | £8.2m | £6.4m | 78.2% | -£4k | £599k | 7.3% | £7,771 |
| 2023/24 | £8.9m | £8.7m | £7.0m | 78.1% | +£221k | £458k | 5.1% | £8,507 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
Support staff
£1.6m
Premises
£418k
Other costs
£1.3m
3.6%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
1.0%
ICT
7.2%
Premises (total)
2.7%
Supply staff
1.7%
Catering
3.0%
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 | —* | 39.3 | 47.4% | 26.8% | 35.7% | — | 213 |
* 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 | 66.0 | 16.1 | £45,412 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 0.1 |
| 2021/22 | 64.7 | 16.4 | £46,198 | 11.4% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2022/23 | 66.3 | 15.9 | £47,169 | 11.2% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2023/24 | 64.1 | 16.3 | £50,282 | 14.0% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2024/25 | 63.9 | 16.4 | £55,590 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 7.3% | 3.0% | 1.2% | 1,067 |
| 2014/15 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 6.1% | 3.1% | 1.1% | 1,072 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 8.1% | 2.9% | 1.3% | 1,077 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 9.2% | 3.1% | 1.6% | 1,081 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 10.2% | 3.0% | 1.6% | 1,081 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 10.7% | 3.1% | 1.9% | 1,081 |
| 2020/21 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 19.0% | 4.3% | 2.0% | 1,094 |
| 2021/22 | 8.5% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 30.9% | 6.0% | 2.5% | 1,097 |
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% | +1.9pp | 30.4% | 6.0% | 2.8% | 1,087 |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% | +1.3pp | 25.6% | 4.0% | 3.8% | 1,100 |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% | +1.4pp | 24.2% | 4.0% | 3.6% | 1,096 |
20 April 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Feb 2014 | — | Requires improvement |