Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,171.52
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+20.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.7%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 4.9%, sickness 12.5 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 4.1%.
20 September 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,300
Capacity
1,356 (96%)
Free school meals
30.7%
English additional lang.
19.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
70.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.4
Mean salary
£50,614
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
4.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25 · 1,231 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 | £4.8m | £3.9m | £3.7m | 77.1% | +£873k | £0 | 0.0% | £4,421 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £6.8m | £6.1m | 80.3% | +£723k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,201 |
| 2023/24 | £8.9m | £7.0m | £6.2m | 70.3% | +£1.8m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,172 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
Support staff
£666k
Premises
£4k
Other costs
£795k
5.3%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
0.0%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
0.9%
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 | —* | 41.2 | 57.4% | 33.8% | 32.4% | — | 216 |
* 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 | 74.8 | 14.9 | £40,607 | 6.4% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2021/22 | 75.4 | 14.4 | £42,139 | 13.5% | 0.0% | 11.7 |
| 2022/23 | 62.9 | 19.3 | £44,669 | 35.5% | 0.0% | 11.4 |
| 2023/24 | 58.6 | 21.1 | £49,734 | 12.8% | 4.9% | 12.5 |
| 2024/25 | 70.8 | 18.4 | £50,614 | —% | 4.1% | — |
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.9% | 4.4% | +1.6pp | 14.5% | 5.4% | 0.6% | 896 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.2% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 834 |
| 2015/16 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 10.5% | 3.7% | 0.6% | 784 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 14.8% | 4.3% | 1.0% | 1,173 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 15.2% | 4.6% | 1.5% | 1,030 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 11.6% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 991 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.6% | 4.3% | 1.0% | 970 |
| 2021/22 | 8.7% | 7.1% | +1.6pp | 28.3% | 5.9% | 2.8% | 1,043 |
| 2022/23 | 11.7% | 6.8% | +4.9pp | 37.7% | 7.5% | 4.2% | 1,166 |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% | +3.7pp | 30.1% | 6.3% | 4.0% | 1,207 |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% | +3.3pp | 26.1% | 5.8% | 3.6% | 1,231 |
20 September 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2019 | — | Requires improvement |