Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,679.57
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-5.9%
of income
In-year balance
-3.3%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.3% of income.
Elevated: turnover 21.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.8%.
12 October 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
767
Capacity
900 (85%)
Free school meals
25.9%
English additional lang.
7.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
44.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£49,447
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.7%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25 · 799 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 | £4.9m | £4.7m | £3.5m | 72.1% | +£173k | £69k | 1.4% | £7,274 |
| 2022/23 | £4.9m | £5.1m | £3.6m | 74.2% | -£259k | -£119k | -2.4% | £7,152 |
| 2023/24 | £5.8m | £5.9m | £4.3m | 74.8% | -£192k | -£339k | -5.9% | £7,680 |
Teaching staff
£3.2m
Support staff
£962k
Premises
£404k
Other costs
£1.2m
0.0%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.3%
Premises (total)
0.9%
Supply staff
2.6%
Catering
0.2%
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 | —* | 44.5 | 62.8% | 38.8% | 47.9% | — | 121 |
* 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 | 45.7 | 15.6 | £37,805 | 51.6% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2021/22 | 44.4 | 15.1 | £41,128 | 20.4% | 6.3% | 2.5 |
| 2022/23 | 47.9 | 14.2 | £42,088 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2023/24 | 48.7 | 15.4 | £42,108 | 21.1% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2024/25 | 44.0 | 17.4 | £49,447 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.7%
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 | 13.3% | 3.7% | 1.6% | 719 |
| 2014/15 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 13.1% | 4.2% | 1.6% | 758 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 11.9% | 3.9% | 1.6% | 797 |
| 2016/17 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 16.2% | 5.2% | 1.4% | 840 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 14.1% | 4.3% | 1.5% | 880 |
| 2018/19 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 14.9% | 4.7% | 1.1% | 821 |
| 2020/21 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 10.7% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 728 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.2pp | 25.9% | 7.0% | 2.4% | 694 |
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% | +2.8pp | 24.3% | 7.3% | 2.4% | 711 |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% | +3.9pp | 25.9% | 8.3% | 2.1% | 764 |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% | +3.6pp | 24.9% | 7.7% | 2.1% | 799 |
12 October 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Feb 2015 | — | Requires improvement |