Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,904.1
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+1.6%
of income
Elevated: turnover 36.1%, sickness 8.4 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
12 December 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,364
Capacity
1,200 (114%)
Free school meals
28.9%
English additional lang.
10.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
77.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.6
Mean salary
£48,035
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25 · 1,409 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 | £8.9m | £8.6m | £6.2m | 69.8% | +£311k | £3k | 0.0% | £7,146 |
| 2022/23 | £9.8m | £9.3m | £6.6m | 67.8% | +£444k | -£40k | -0.4% | £7,542 |
| 2023/24 | £10.8m | £10.6m | £7.5m | 69.6% | +£176k | £4k | 0.0% | £7,904 |
Teaching staff
£5.9m
Support staff
£49k
Premises
£949k
Other costs
£2.2m
3.9%
Admin staff
0.5%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
1.3%
Premises (total)
4.3%
Supply staff
5.9%
Catering
4.5%
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 | —* | 44.1 | 62.7% | 39.1% | 38.2% | — | 233 |
* 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 | 71.2 | 17.1 | £41,243 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2021/22 | 76.4 | 16.3 | £43,603 | 36.1% | 0.0% | 8.4 |
| 2022/23 | 80.4 | 16.1 | £41,942 | 24.7% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2023/24 | 82.5 | 16.6 | £44,847 | 15.9% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2024/25 | 77.4 | 17.6 | £48,035 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 17.4% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 1,145 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.0% | 4.1% | 1.4% | 1,189 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 15.7% | 4.0% | 1.3% | 1,204 |
| 2016/17 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 16.2% | 4.1% | 1.6% | 1,210 |
| 2017/18 | 6.2% | 4.8% | +1.4pp | 15.5% | 4.1% | 2.1% | 1,216 |
| 2018/19 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 17.3% | 3.8% | 2.8% | 1,239 |
| 2020/21 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 16.1% | 3.9% | 2.2% | 1,240 |
| 2021/22 | 9.6% | 7.1% | +2.5pp | 29.8% | 5.2% | 4.4% | 1,280 |
| 2022/23 | 10.0% | 6.8% | +3.2pp | 29.2% | 4.8% | 5.3% | 1,343 |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% | +3.2pp | 28.9% | 4.5% | 5.2% | 1,397 |
| 2024/25 | 9.0% | 6.2% | +2.8pp | 27.1% | 4.8% | 4.2% | 1,409 |
12 December 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 2016 | — | Requires improvement |