Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,462.87
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+7.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.9%.
30 April 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,416
Capacity
1,530 (93%)
Free school meals
38.2%
English additional lang.
7.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
104.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.5
Mean salary
£48,812
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.9%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.6%
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
2024/25 · 1,305 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 | £10.1m | £9.7m | £7.7m | 76.6% | +£393k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,699 |
| 2022/23 | £10.7m | £10.4m | £8.4m | 78.6% | +£289k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,929 |
| 2023/24 | £11.7m | £10.9m | £8.7m | 74.4% | +£857k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,463 |
Teaching staff
£6.8m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£233k
Other costs
£1.9m
3.9%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
3.9%
Premises (total)
2.3%
Supply staff
4.0%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 37.9 | 49.3% | 30.5% | 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 | 97.6 | 13.1 | £44,505 | 5.5% | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2021/22 | 104.3 | 12.6 | £42,915 | 12.6% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2022/23 | 94.2 | 14.3 | £43,326 | 12.0% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2023/24 | 87.9 | 15.8 | £44,569 | 6.4% | 1.1% | 5.6 |
| 2024/25 | 104.7 | 13.5 | £48,812 | —% | 0.9% | — |
Overall absence
11.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.3% | 4.4% | +2.0pp | 20.0% | 2.4% | 4.0% | 1,030 |
| 2014/15 | 7.1% | 4.5% | +2.6pp | 22.5% | 3.2% | 3.9% | 1,042 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 16.9% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 1,043 |
| 2016/17 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 19.0% | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1,046 |
| 2017/18 | 6.9% | 4.8% | +2.2pp | 20.1% | 4.9% | 2.0% | 1,048 |
| 2018/19 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 20.0% | 5.1% | 1.4% | 1,092 |
| 2020/21 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +2.9pp | 24.9% | 5.7% | 1.7% | 1,162 |
| 2021/22 | 11.1% | 7.1% | +3.9pp | 35.2% | 7.8% | 3.3% | 1,184 |
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% | +4.5pp | 36.0% | 6.8% | 4.5% | 1,246 |
| 2023/24 | 12.9% | 6.6% | +6.4pp | 36.1% | 6.2% | 6.7% | 1,278 |
| 2024/25 | 11.5% | 6.2% | +5.3pp | 32.6% | 6.6% | 4.9% | 1,305 |
30 April 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb 2009 | — | Good |