Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,329.98
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.8%
of income
In-year balance
+4.4%
of income
Elevated: turnover 24.4%, sickness 9.1 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.
27 April 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
1,011
Capacity
845 (120%)
Free school meals
33.8%
English additional lang.
5.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
59.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.9
Mean salary
£46,929
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25 · 1,046 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 | £6.4m | £6.1m | £4.6m | 71.7% | +£301k | £484k | 7.5% | £6,832 |
| 2022/23 | £7.3m | £7.2m | £5.2m | 71.2% | +£33k | £346k | 4.8% | £7,372 |
| 2023/24 | £8.3m | £7.9m | £5.7m | 68.9% | +£364k | £478k | 5.8% | £8,330 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£1.0m
Other costs
£1.2m
3.4%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
4.2%
Premises (total)
1.1%
Supply staff
0.1%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 47.0 | 65.2% | 49.5% | 15.2% | — | 204 |
* 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 | 50.1 | 17.4 | £39,093 | 2.0% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2021/22 | 49.5 | 19.1 | £40,758 | 13.9% | 0.0% | 10.4 |
| 2022/23 | 42.3 | 23.4 | £42,336 | 20.3% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 61.5 | 16.2 | £48,460 | 24.4% | 0.0% | 9.1 |
| 2024/25 | 59.9 | 16.9 | £46,929 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 16.1% | 4.3% | 1.9% | 789 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 18.1% | 4.0% | 2.0% | 779 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 17.5% | 3.4% | 2.3% | 759 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 15.2% | 3.4% | 2.6% | 749 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | 0.0pp | 10.9% | 2.7% | 2.1% | 724 |
| 2018/19 | 4.6% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 10.3% | 2.5% | 2.0% | 767 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.3% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 888 |
| 2021/22 | 8.5% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 26.5% | 3.9% | 4.6% | 973 |
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% | +0.8pp | 21.6% | 3.6% | 4.0% | 1,016 |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% | +2.3pp | 25.8% | 4.5% | 4.3% | 1,035 |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% | +2.5pp | 21.3% | 4.6% | 4.1% | 1,046 |
27 April 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 2015 | — | Requires improvement |