Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,995.09
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
81.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
1.0%
of income
In-year balance
-3.8%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.6%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.8% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
8 April 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,815
Capacity
1,867 (97%)
Free school meals
25.3%
English additional lang.
1.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
117.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.5
Mean salary
£45,859
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25 · 1,626 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 | £12.5m | £12.3m | £10.0m | 80.1% | +£212k | £841k | 6.7% | £6,868 |
| 2022/23 | £13.4m | £13.6m | £10.6m | 79.0% | -£139k | £702k | 5.2% | £7,259 |
| 2023/24 | £14.7m | £15.2m | £12.0m | 81.6% | -£558k | £145k | 1.0% | £7,995 |
Teaching staff
£9.3m
Support staff
£1.9m
Premises
£551k
Other costs
£2.7m
4.0%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
3.7%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
5.0%
Catering
0.7%
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 | —* | 45.3 | 66.3% | 41.3% | 45.4% | — | 315 |
* 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 | 136.4 | 13.4 | £42,760 | 5.6% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2021/22 | 137.5 | 13.3 | £41,827 | 5.8% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2022/23 | 134.2 | 13.8 | £43,379 | 4.3% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2023/24 | 135.9 | 13.5 | £45,006 | 17.2% | 0.7% | 5.1 |
| 2024/25 | 117.3 | 15.5 | £45,859 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.2pp | 10.5% | 3.2% | 1.4% | 1,251 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 10.4% | 3.3% | 1.3% | 1,254 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 9.4% | 3.0% | 1.3% | 1,277 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 10.0% | 3.0% | 1.7% | 1,338 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 10.2% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 1,408 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 10.6% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 1,506 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.0% | 3.9% | 1.6% | 1,625 |
| 2021/22 | 9.7% | 7.1% | +2.5pp | 29.8% | 6.9% | 2.8% | 1,622 |
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% | +0.4pp | 17.2% | 4.4% | 2.8% | 1,644 |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% | +1.3pp | 21.3% | 4.8% | 3.0% | 1,636 |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% | +2.5pp | 23.7% | 5.6% | 3.1% | 1,626 |
8 April 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 2012 | — | Requires improvement |