Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,428.57
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
13.3%
of income
In-year balance
+6.3%
of income
Elevated: sickness 8.4 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
4 March 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,252
Capacity
1,618 (77%)
Free school meals
22.8%
English additional lang.
12.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
78.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.9
Mean salary
£51,274
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25 · 1,198 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 | £7.4m | £7.5m | £5.8m | 78.6% | -£107k | £1.0m | 13.8% | £6,313 |
| 2022/23 | £4.7m | £4.6m | £3.6m | 76.9% | +£98k | £0 | 0.0% | £3,728 |
| 2023/24 | £9.4m | £8.8m | £6.7m | 71.9% | +£593k | £1.2m | 13.3% | £7,429 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
Support staff
£803k
Premises
£483k
Other costs
£1.6m
8.9%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
1.0%
ICT
5.4%
Premises (total)
1.3%
Supply staff
1.1%
Catering
0.3%
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 | —* | 44.3 | 64.1% | 38.5% | 23.5% | — | 234 |
* 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 | 66.2 | 17.2 | £43,925 | 3.8% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2021/22 | 70.0 | 16.7 | £43,637 | 6.3% | 0.0% | 9.2 |
| 2022/23 | 74.8 | 16.8 | £46,164 | 19.0% | 0.0% | 8.2 |
| 2023/24 | 74.5 | 16.9 | £47,742 | 10.3% | 0.0% | 8.4 |
| 2024/25 | 78.8 | 15.9 | £51,274 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.3% | 4.4% | +2.0pp | 16.9% | 4.6% | 1.8% | 1,115 |
| 2014/15 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 18.8% | 4.3% | 2.2% | 1,131 |
| 2015/16 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 18.2% | 4.6% | 2.1% | 1,060 |
| 2016/17 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 17.0% | 4.7% | 1.7% | 995 |
| 2017/18 | 5.9% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 14.6% | 4.5% | 1.4% | 966 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 10.5% | 3.8% | 1.2% | 980 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 15.1% | 4.3% | 1.3% | 1,064 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.1pp | 31.9% | 7.5% | 1.8% | 1,102 |
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% | +2.6pp | 27.7% | 6.1% | 3.3% | 1,185 |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% | +3.2pp | 28.0% | 6.0% | 3.8% | 1,208 |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% | +3.1pp | 24.1% | 5.2% | 4.0% | 1,198 |
4 March 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2013 | — | Requires improvement |