Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,370.59
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
13.5%
of income
In-year balance
+7.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.4%.
26 September 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,384
Capacity
1,392 (99%)
Free school meals
19.9%
English additional lang.
3.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
80.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.3
Mean salary
£50,788
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 1,225 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 | £8.6m | £7.9m | £6.3m | 73.7% | +£724k | £733k | 8.5% | £6,158 |
| 2022/23 | £9.3m | £8.8m | £6.8m | 73.3% | +£574k | £980k | 10.5% | £6,712 |
| 2023/24 | £10.0m | £9.3m | £7.3m | 72.8% | +£714k | £1.4m | 13.5% | £7,371 |
Teaching staff
£5.2m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£539k
Other costs
£1.5m
6.8%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
4.8%
Premises (total)
3.8%
Supply staff
3.8%
Catering
0.0%
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 | —* | 51.0 | 80.4% | 50.0% | 24.3% | — | 230 |
* 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 | 78.0 | 17.6 | £41,781 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2021/22 | 81.8 | 17.1 | £44,187 | 13.7% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2022/23 | 83.3 | 16.7 | £44,703 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2023/24 | 82.6 | 16.5 | £47,951 | 12.1% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2024/25 | 80.1 | 17.3 | £50,788 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.9% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 14.6% | 4.1% | 1.7% | 1,151 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.6% | 3.6% | 1.3% | 1,166 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.9% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 1,146 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 13.2% | 3.8% | 1.1% | 1,132 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 10.4% | 3.6% | 1.3% | 1,149 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 11.1% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 1,153 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.7% | 3.4% | 1.4% | 1,177 |
| 2021/22 | 8.5% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 24.1% | 6.6% | 1.9% | 1,203 |
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% | +1.6pp | 23.9% | 5.9% | 2.5% | 1,203 |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% | +1.6pp | 23.2% | 5.6% | 2.5% | 1,202 |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% | +0.9pp | 18.6% | 4.4% | 2.7% | 1,225 |
26 September 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2015 | — | Requires improvement |