Per-pupil income
£7,330.42
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.0%
of income
In-year balance
+10.8%
of income
No active flags for this school.
14 May 2015 · 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
693
Capacity
650 (107%)
Free school meals
16.2%
English additional lang.
0.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
38.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.9
Mean salary
£50,997
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25 · 710 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 | £4.1m | £3.6m | £2.7m | 66.6% | +£475k | -£77k | -1.9% | £6,013 |
| 2022/23 | £4.5m | £4.0m | £3.0m | 66.4% | +£520k | £141k | 3.1% | £6,609 |
| 2023/24 | £5.0m | £4.5m | £3.4m | 66.5% | +£542k | £354k | 7.0% | £7,330 |
Teaching staff
£2.5m
Support staff
£563k
Premises
£355k
Other costs
£788k
3.0%
Admin staff
1.3%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
7.8%
Premises (total)
1.3%
Supply staff
3.0%
Catering
1.2%
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 | —* | 46.3 | 61.2% | 41.0% | 38.8% | — | 139 |
* 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 | 39.6 | 16.3 | £39,498 | 9.1% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 37.0 | 18.3 | £39,852 | 7.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 39.2 | 17.6 | £42,364 | 16.8% | 0.0% | 1.5 |
| 2023/24 | 37.6 | 18.3 | £48,297 | 10.6% | 0.0% | 1.8 |
| 2024/25 | 38.8 | 17.9 | £50,997 | —% | 2.5% | — |
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 12.0% | 4.5% | 0.5% | 624 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 14.1% | 4.4% | 0.8% | 598 |
| 2015/16 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 16.5% | 5.4% | 1.0% | 570 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 14.6% | 5.3% | 0.6% | 562 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 11.9% | 4.1% | 0.8% | 565 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 14.0% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 601 |
| 2020/21 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 11.1% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 659 |
| 2021/22 | 7.3% | 7.1% | +0.2pp | 17.1% | 6.1% | 1.3% | 692 |
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% | +0.1pp | 18.7% | 5.3% | 1.6% | 700 |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% | +1.2pp | 23.9% | 5.6% | 2.2% | 716 |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% | +1.1pp | 20.0% | 5.7% | 1.6% | 710 |
14 May 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2013 | — | Requires improvement |