Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,947.08
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
18.2%
of income
In-year balance
+2.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.
23 November 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,092
Capacity
1,009 (108%)
Free school meals
52.2%
English additional lang.
18.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 2–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
70.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.2
Mean salary
£49,385
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.5%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25 · 986 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 | £7.7m | £7.1m | £5.6m | 73.2% | +£548k | £1.8m | 23.8% | £7,177 |
| 2022/23 | £8.2m | £7.7m | £6.1m | 74.1% | +£567k | £1.9m | 23.4% | £7,737 |
| 2023/24 | £8.7m | £8.5m | £6.7m | 77.4% | +£253k | £1.6m | 18.2% | £7,947 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
Support staff
£1.7m
Premises
£448k
Other costs
£1.3m
4.9%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
7.8%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
5.1%
Catering
0.8%
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 | 45.0% | 23.9% | 34.9% | — | 109 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 50.0% | 55.0% | 57.0% | 36.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 54.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 37.0% | — |
| 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 | 63.9 | 16.4 | £41,306 | 8.1% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2021/22 | 71.9 | 14.8 | £41,618 | 20.8% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2022/23 | 72.2 | 14.7 | £43,267 | 11.2% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2023/24 | 71.3 | 15.4 | £43,564 | 10.7% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2024/25 | 70.1 | 15.2 | £49,385 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 12.1% | 4.2% | 0.8% | 784 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.5% | 4.1% | 0.9% | 808 |
| 2015/16 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 6.9% | 3.2% | 0.7% | 826 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 9.5% | 3.4% | 1.0% | 842 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 9.3% | 3.2% | 1.3% | 829 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 11.3% | 3.4% | 1.6% | 847 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 18.1% | 3.9% | 1.8% | 911 |
| 2021/22 | 9.9% | 7.1% | +2.8pp | 30.7% | 7.5% | 2.4% | 935 |
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% | +3.6pp | 27.1% | 6.9% | 3.5% | 947 |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% | +4.0pp | 29.2% | 6.8% | 3.8% | 967 |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% | +3.3pp | 27.4% | 6.5% | 3.1% | 986 |
23 November 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2014 | — | Requires improvement |