Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,280.89
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.2%
of income
In-year balance
-0.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.1%.
14 June 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,453
Capacity
1,400 (104%)
Free school meals
31.1%
English additional lang.
7.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
86.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.8
Mean salary
£54,721
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.9%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25 · 1,309 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 | £9.5m | £9.2m | £6.8m | 71.8% | +£237k | £1.2m | 13.1% | £6,730 |
| 2022/23 | £9.6m | £9.9m | £7.3m | 75.9% | -£257k | £983k | 10.2% | £6,774 |
| 2023/24 | £10.8m | £10.9m | £8.1m | 75.1% | -£77k | £888k | 8.2% | £7,281 |
Teaching staff
£6.2m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£648k
Other costs
£2.1m
4.3%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
5.7%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
2.9%
Catering
1.9%
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 | —* | 47.6 | 73.1% | 48.7% | 8.0% | — | 238 |
* 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 | 85.8 | 17.1 | £45,263 | 10.7% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2021/22 | 84.2 | 16.7 | £46,101 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 9.2 |
| 2022/23 | 84.2 | 16.9 | £48,470 | 11.4% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2023/24 | 84.1 | 17.6 | £51,001 | 6.9% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2024/25 | 86.7 | 16.8 | £54,721 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.7% | 4.4% | +3.3pp | 23.2% | 6.0% | 1.7% | 889 |
| 2014/15 | 7.6% | 4.5% | +3.1pp | 23.4% | 5.8% | 1.8% | 946 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.6% | 4.5% | 1.2% | 995 |
| 2016/17 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 15.6% | 4.2% | 1.5% | 1,081 |
| 2017/18 | 6.4% | 4.8% | +1.6pp | 20.3% | 4.9% | 1.5% | 1,180 |
| 2018/19 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 17.0% | 4.7% | 1.9% | 1,241 |
| 2020/21 | 8.7% | 4.5% | +4.2pp | 26.5% | 6.2% | 2.5% | 1,281 |
| 2021/22 | 12.4% | 7.1% | +5.3pp | 38.0% | 9.1% | 3.3% | 1,270 |
| 2022/23 | 11.7% | 6.8% | +4.8pp | 32.2% | 6.8% | 4.8% | 1,269 |
| 2023/24 | 10.5% | 6.6% | +3.9pp | 29.6% | 6.5% | 4.0% | 1,269 |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% | +3.8pp | 26.3% | 6.9% | 3.1% | 1,309 |
14 June 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 2014 | — | Requires improvement |