Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,413.08
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+9.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
30 April 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,303
Capacity
1,462 (89%)
Free school meals
18.5%
English additional lang.
4.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
77.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.9
Mean salary
£47,394
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.6%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25 · 1,194 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 | £8.6m | £7.9m | £6.2m | 72.1% | +£712k | -£383k | -4.4% | £6,342 |
| 2022/23 | £9.2m | £8.5m | £6.6m | 71.5% | +£714k | -£483k | -5.2% | £8,053 |
| 2023/24 | £10.0m | £9.0m | £6.9m | 69.5% | +£984k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,413 |
Teaching staff
£5.1m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£436k
Other costs
£1.6m
2.8%
Admin staff
3.1%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
5.6%
Premises (total)
0.2%
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 | —* | 45.0 | 59.1% | 42.8% | 34.6% | — | 208 |
* 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 | 18.3 | £42,329 | 14.7% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2021/22 | 72.7 | 18.7 | £42,800 | 11.0% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2022/23 | 72.3 | 18.4 | £42,253 | 13.6% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2023/24 | 78.2 | 17.2 | £46,386 | 10.8% | 1.3% | 5.2 |
| 2024/25 | 77.2 | 16.9 | £47,394 | —% | 1.3% | — |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.7pp | 16.3% | 5.2% | 0.9% | 1,195 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 16.8% | 4.9% | 0.8% | 1,206 |
| 2015/16 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 18.6% | 5.7% | 0.8% | 1,250 |
| 2016/17 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 17.6% | 5.3% | 0.7% | 1,294 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 16.5% | 5.1% | 0.8% | 1,279 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 13.3% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 1,251 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 16.6% | 4.8% | 0.5% | 1,182 |
| 2021/22 | 9.2% | 7.1% | +2.1pp | 32.6% | 8.3% | 0.9% | 1,184 |
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% | +1.8pp | 32.9% | 7.3% | 1.3% | 1,169 |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% | +2.6pp | 26.4% | 6.9% | 2.3% | 1,195 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 22.6% | 5.6% | 2.3% | 1,194 |
30 April 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2016 | — | Requires improvement |