Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,259.7
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.2%
of income
In-year balance
+8.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.
2 February 2016 · 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
1,051
Capacity
900 (117%)
Free school meals
33.3%
English additional lang.
18.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
68.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.4
Mean salary
£52,562
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
33.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25 · 931 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 | £7.9m | £7.0m | £5.7m | 71.4% | +£979k | £279k | 3.5% | £7,403 |
| 2022/23 | £8.3m | £7.6m | £6.0m | 72.1% | +£718k | £491k | 5.9% | £7,792 |
| 2023/24 | £8.9m | £8.2m | £6.7m | 74.5% | +£728k | £642k | 7.2% | £8,260 |
Teaching staff
£5.0m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£448k
Other costs
£1.1m
2.8%
Admin staff
1.5%
Energy
-0.0%
ICT
5.5%
Premises (total)
2.1%
Supply staff
1.5%
Catering
1.6%
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 | —* | 34.1 | 48.0% | 24.9% | 30.6% | — | 173 |
* 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 | 62.8 | 17.4 | £48,548 | 6.5% | 0.0% | 1.1 |
| 2021/22 | 63.9 | 16.8 | £47,687 | 14.0% | 0.0% | 1.7 |
| 2022/23 | 67.3 | 15.8 | £47,648 | 20.5% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2023/24 | 68.2 | 15.9 | £49,398 | 20.5% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2024/25 | 68.2 | 15.4 | £52,562 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
33.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.3% | 4.4% | -1.1pp | 5.0% | 2.8% | 0.5% | 911 |
| 2014/15 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 6.2% | 3.3% | 0.3% | 910 |
| 2015/16 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 8.3% | 3.1% | 0.6% | 924 |
| 2016/17 | 3.8% | 4.6% | -0.8pp | 7.9% | 3.1% | 0.7% | 907 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 9.5% | 3.4% | 1.1% | 913 |
| 2018/19 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.8pp | 8.2% | 2.8% | 1.0% | 917 |
| 2020/21 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 13.2% | 3.0% | 1.6% | 922 |
| 2021/22 | 9.7% | 7.1% | +2.5pp | 28.7% | 6.2% | 3.5% | 915 |
| 2022/23 | 10.6% | 6.8% | +3.8pp | 31.9% | 6.3% | 4.3% | 903 |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% | +3.5pp | 32.8% | 6.5% | 3.6% | 933 |
| 2024/25 | 10.9% | 6.2% | +4.7pp | 33.5% | 7.3% | 3.6% | 931 |
2 February 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Nov 2013 | — | Requires improvement |