Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,155.17
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
76.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.5%
of income
In-year balance
-4.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 27.1%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.8% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 2.5%.
13 October 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
1,051
Capacity
1,020 (103%)
Free school meals
27.7%
English additional lang.
23.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 4–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
66.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.9
Mean salary
£56,969
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
9.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 1,017 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 | £8.3m | £8.3m | £6.3m | 76.6% | +£17k | £366k | 4.4% | £8,226 |
| 2022/23 | £8.8m | £8.5m | £6.2m | 70.7% | +£242k | £607k | 6.9% | £8,762 |
| 2023/24 | £9.3m | £9.2m | £6.7m | 71.5% | +£99k | £706k | 7.6% | £9,030 |
| 2024/25 | £9.6m | £10.1m | £7.4m | 76.8% | -£463k | £243k | 2.5% | £9,155 |
Teaching staff
£5.1m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£469k
Other costs
£2.2m
7.4%
Admin staff
3.4%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
5.8%
Premises (total)
1.1%
Supply staff
3.0%
Catering
14.4%
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 | —* | 48.3 | 69.0% | 56.0% | 88.8% | — | 116 |
* 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 | 89.0% | 93.0% | 88.0% | 86.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 79.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 75.0% | — |
| 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 | 54.5 | 18.4 | £46,870 | 10.9% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 62.9 | 16.0 | £47,186 | 19.9% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 62.6 | 16.0 | £46,372 | 19.5% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2023/24 | 65.6 | 15.7 | £52,372 | 27.1% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2024/25 | 66.3 | 15.9 | £56,969 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
9.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 13.3% | 3.3% | 1.9% | 585 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.8% | 3.6% | 1.8% | 655 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.8% | 3.2% | 1.8% | 725 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 13.6% | 3.8% | 1.7% | 782 |
| 2017/18 | 3.8% | 4.8% | -0.9pp | 7.5% | 2.5% | 1.4% | 830 |
| 2018/19 | 3.6% | 4.6% | -1.0pp | 4.6% | 2.2% | 1.4% | 900 |
| 2020/21 | 2.9% | 4.5% | -1.6pp | 5.2% | 2.0% | 0.9% | 993 |
| 2021/22 | 4.6% | 7.1% | -2.6pp | 8.2% | 3.1% | 1.4% | 994 |
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% | -1.7pp | 8.0% | 3.5% | 1.6% | 1,014 |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% | -1.4pp | 9.1% | 3.1% | 2.0% | 1,039 |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% | -1.1pp | 9.8% | 3.1% | 2.0% | 1,017 |
13 October 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2014 | — | Requires improvement |