Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,233.77
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
16.6%
of income
In-year balance
+3.3%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.5%.
15 November 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
853
Capacity
850 (100%)
Free school meals
25.8%
English additional lang.
6.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
48.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.7
Mean salary
£48,056
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 868 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 | £5.5m | £1.2m | £43k | 0.8% | +£4.4m | £929k | 16.8% | £6,628 |
| 2022/23 | £5.8m | £5.9m | £4.5m | 77.8% | -£88k | £914k | 15.8% | £6,946 |
| 2023/24 | £6.1m | £5.9m | £4.8m | 78.5% | +£201k | £1.0m | 16.6% | £7,234 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
Support staff
£0
Premises
£250k
Other costs
£869k
21.4%
Admin staff
6.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
10.7%
Premises (total)
1.3%
Supply staff
0.8%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 43.5 | 60.9% | 38.5% | 8.3% | — | 169 |
* 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 | 51.0 | 16.6 | £41,497 | 7.5% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2021/22 | 51.4 | 16.3 | £44,051 | 14.2% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2022/23 | 49.6 | 16.8 | £44,005 | 10.1% | 0.0% | 2.2 |
| 2023/24 | 49.6 | 17.1 | £47,745 | 14.1% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2024/25 | 48.2 | 17.7 | £48,056 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.7% | 4.4% | -0.7pp | 7.8% | 2.8% | 0.9% | 828 |
| 2014/15 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 8.1% | 3.4% | 0.8% | 818 |
| 2015/16 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 7.9% | 3.3% | 0.8% | 840 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 11.4% | 3.5% | 1.2% | 852 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 12.3% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 859 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 10.4% | 0.9% | 3.9% | 859 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 11.6% | 3.4% | 1.1% | 860 |
| 2021/22 | 7.0% | 7.1% | -0.1pp | 18.6% | 5.3% | 1.7% | 853 |
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% | -0.0pp | 16.1% | 4.5% | 2.3% | 860 |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% | -0.8pp | 12.3% | 3.5% | 2.3% | 859 |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% | +0.3pp | 16.5% | 4.7% | 1.8% | 868 |
15 November 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec 2014 | — | Requires improvement |