Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£9,569.59
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
71.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-4.6%
of income
In-year balance
-1.2%
of income
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -3.4%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -4.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.2% of income.
30 April 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
631
Capacity
850 (74%)
Free school meals
39.2%
English additional lang.
35.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
35.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.9
Mean salary
£57,325
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25 · 675 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 | £5.2m | £5.4m | £4.1m | 77.3% | -£126k | -£546k | -10.4% | £7,438 |
| 2022/23 | £5.6m | £5.4m | £4.0m | 70.9% | +£237k | -£309k | -5.5% | £8,617 |
| 2023/24 | £5.9m | £5.8m | £4.2m | 70.3% | +£107k | -£202k | -3.4% | £9,439 |
| 2024/25 | £6.0m | £6.1m | £4.3m | 71.8% | -£73k | -£276k | -4.6% | £9,570 |
Teaching staff
£2.8m
Support staff
£629k
Premises
£552k
Other costs
£1.2m
11.5%
Admin staff
3.1%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
9.9%
Premises (total)
0.4%
Supply staff
6.4%
Catering
1.8%
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 | —* | 42.1 | 54.9% | 38.1% | 65.5% | — | 113 |
* 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 | 51.1 | 13.3 | £45,069 | 25.3% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2021/22 | 43.3 | 16.3 | £46,452 | 17.3% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2022/23 | 41.1 | 15.9 | £49,388 | 14.6% | 4.6% | 2.9 |
| 2023/24 | 39.6 | 15.8 | £49,794 | 28.3% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2024/25 | 35.3 | 17.9 | £57,325 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.6% | 4.4% | +2.2pp | 19.7% | 2.5% | 4.0% | 747 |
| 2014/15 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 21.4% | 3.0% | 4.3% | 757 |
| 2015/16 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 19.4% | 2.6% | 3.8% | 780 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 12.6% | 3.0% | 2.3% | 764 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.0pp | 13.0% | 2.7% | 2.1% | 752 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 14.6% | 2.9% | 2.3% | 697 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 13.3% | 3.0% | 1.8% | 646 |
| 2021/22 | 8.9% | 7.1% | +1.8pp | 26.5% | 5.1% | 3.8% | 641 |
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% | +2.0pp | 27.6% | 4.7% | 4.1% | 635 |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% | +2.7pp | 30.4% | 5.1% | 4.1% | 687 |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% | +2.5pp | 25.0% | 4.7% | 4.0% | 675 |
30 April 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Dec 2016 | — | Requires improvement |