Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,350.04
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.8%
of income
In-year balance
+19.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.0%.
Elevated: turnover 27.7%.
26 April 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,243
Capacity
1,150 (108%)
Free school meals
52.9%
English additional lang.
30.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
74.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.7
Mean salary
£48,689
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
6.5%
2024/25 · 1,285 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 | £8.0m | £5.8m | £4.9m | 61.6% | +£2.2m | £607k | 7.6% | £7,097 |
| 2022/23 | £9.1m | £6.8m | £5.6m | 61.4% | +£2.3m | £957k | 10.5% | £7,743 |
| 2023/24 | £10.2m | £8.1m | £6.9m | 67.7% | +£2.0m | £788k | 7.8% | £8,350 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
Support staff
£1.5m
Premises
£189k
Other costs
£1.1m
5.0%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
2.5%
Premises (total)
3.8%
Supply staff
2.4%
Catering
2.4%
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 | —* | 33.5 | 40.6% | 20.5% | 38.9% | — | 239 |
* 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 | 56.5 | 17.2 | £41,244 | 17.7% | 1.7% | 6.1 |
| 2021/22 | 61.4 | 18.4 | £43,255 | 18.9% | 0.0% | 8.3 |
| 2022/23 | 60.6 | 19.4 | £42,931 | 27.7% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2023/24 | 65.0 | 18.7 | £46,777 | 14.5% | 1.5% | 8.0 |
| 2024/25 | 74.3 | 16.7 | £48,689 | —% | 1.3% | — |
Overall absence
12.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.3% | 4.4% | +2.9pp | 21.7% | 4.3% | 3.0% | 741 |
| 2014/15 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 20.0% | 4.1% | 2.5% | 646 |
| 2015/16 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 21.5% | 4.2% | 2.7% | 581 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 17.6% | 3.2% | 2.6% | 523 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 16.8% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 614 |
| 2018/19 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 16.2% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 747 |
| 2020/21 | 7.4% | 4.5% | +2.9pp | 20.5% | 4.0% | 3.4% | 1,008 |
| 2021/22 | 11.3% | 7.1% | +4.1pp | 37.9% | 6.1% | 5.2% | 1,177 |
| 2022/23 | 12.3% | 6.8% | +5.5pp | 40.4% | 7.0% | 5.2% | 1,245 |
| 2023/24 | 12.4% | 6.6% | +5.8pp | 38.3% | 6.9% | 5.5% | 1,277 |
| 2024/25 | 12.0% | 6.2% | +5.8pp | 31.4% | 5.4% | 6.5% | 1,285 |
26 April 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2015 | — | Requires improvement |