Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,774.34
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
30.7%
of income
In-year balance
+2.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
16 March 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,072
Capacity
1,069 (100%)
Free school meals
35.4%
English additional lang.
26.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
67.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.9
Mean salary
£46,628
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25 · 922 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 | £6.7m | £6.3m | £5.1m | 75.9% | +£359k | £1.8m | 26.3% | £6,479 |
| 2022/23 | £7.8m | £7.2m | £5.6m | 72.7% | +£553k | £2.3m | 29.7% | £7,336 |
| 2023/24 | £8.3m | £8.1m | £6.4m | 77.7% | +£242k | £2.5m | 30.7% | £7,774 |
Teaching staff
£4.1m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£433k
Other costs
£1.2m
6.3%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
1.6%
ICT
5.7%
Premises (total)
7.8%
Supply staff
1.5%
Catering
3.9%
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 | —* | 38.5 | 53.4% | 27.8% | 25.0% | — | 176 |
* 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 | 62.4 | 16.0 | £38,913 | 8.3% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2021/22 | 68.4 | 15.1 | £38,955 | 17.0% | 0.0% | 8.1 |
| 2022/23 | 68.2 | 15.5 | £40,012 | 29.8% | 2.8% | 7.5 |
| 2023/24 | 69.0 | 15.5 | £46,217 | 29.9% | 5.5% | 7.2 |
| 2024/25 | 67.6 | 15.9 | £46,628 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 20.8% | 5.6% | 0.6% | 735 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 18.2% | 5.3% | 0.8% | 736 |
| 2015/16 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 21.4% | 5.5% | 1.1% | 763 |
| 2016/17 | 7.4% | 4.6% | +2.8pp | 20.4% | 5.2% | 2.2% | 784 |
| 2017/18 | 7.9% | 4.8% | +3.1pp | 22.2% | 6.0% | 1.9% | 802 |
| 2018/19 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 18.5% | 5.3% | 1.8% | 831 |
| 2020/21 | 8.5% | 4.5% | +4.0pp | 23.6% | 7.0% | 1.5% | 887 |
| 2021/22 | 11.7% | 7.1% | +4.5pp | 39.6% | 9.4% | 2.3% | 887 |
| 2022/23 | 11.4% | 6.8% | +4.6pp | 37.9% | 8.7% | 2.6% | 923 |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% | +3.5pp | 29.8% | 7.1% | 3.0% | 930 |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% | +3.7pp | 27.1% | 6.3% | 3.6% | 922 |
16 March 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 2013 | — | Requires improvement |