Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,966.91
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.6%
of income
In-year balance
+8.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
Elevated: sickness 8.8 days.
22 November 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,229
Capacity
1,268 (97%)
Free school meals
29.1%
English additional lang.
5.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
65.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.8
Mean salary
£48,612
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25 · 1,089 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 | £6.8m | £6.6m | £5.1m | 75.6% | +£232k | £578k | 8.5% | £5,964 |
| 2022/23 | £7.3m | £7.0m | £5.6m | 76.4% | +£342k | £572k | 7.8% | £6,146 |
| 2023/24 | £8.4m | £7.7m | £6.1m | 72.5% | +£717k | £808k | 9.6% | £6,967 |
Teaching staff
£1.3m
Support staff
£4.4m
Premises
£360k
Other costs
£1.2m
4.2%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
5.2%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
0.9%
Catering
0.3%
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 | —* | 50.5 | 77.0% | 55.5% | 14.4% | — | 209 |
* 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 | 65.7 | 16.7 | £40,995 | 22.2% | 0.0% | 1.3 |
| 2021/22 | 70.6 | 16.1 | £38,866 | 14.3% | 0.0% | 8.1 |
| 2022/23 | 70.9 | 16.8 | £41,287 | 21.2% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2023/24 | 62.6 | 19.3 | £44,995 | 13.6% | 0.0% | 8.8 |
| 2024/25 | 65.4 | 18.8 | £48,612 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 14.1% | 3.8% | 1.4% | 662 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 15.3% | 3.8% | 1.4% | 659 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 10.2% | 3.1% | 1.1% | 733 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 13.9% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 763 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 11.5% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 837 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 12.0% | 3.5% | 1.4% | 906 |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 12.3% | 3.0% | 1.6% | 1,001 |
| 2021/22 | 7.8% | 7.1% | +0.7pp | 20.2% | 5.5% | 2.4% | 1,044 |
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% | +1.8pp | 22.6% | 5.5% | 3.1% | 1,081 |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% | +1.7pp | 22.3% | 5.6% | 2.7% | 1,075 |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% | +0.9pp | 17.5% | 5.0% | 2.1% | 1,089 |
22 November 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Nov 2014 | URN 112935 | Requires improvement |