Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,423.49
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.7%
of income
In-year balance
+3.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.8%.
21 January 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,273
Capacity
1,283 (99%)
Free school meals
25.0%
English additional lang.
12.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
77.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.4
Mean salary
£52,130
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.3%
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.
25.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25 · 1,157 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 | £7.8m | £7.5m | £5.8m | 74.9% | +£311k | £337k | 4.3% | £6,327 |
| 2022/23 | £5.0m | £4.6m | £3.6m | 71.8% | +£479k | £0 | 0.0% | £3,952 |
| 2023/24 | £9.6m | £9.3m | £7.3m | 75.8% | +£322k | £262k | 2.7% | £7,423 |
Teaching staff
£5.4m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£749k
Other costs
£1.3m
5.9%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
6.8%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
1.4%
Catering
0.0%
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 | —* | 46.1 | 66.4% | 46.3% | 39.3% | — | 214 |
* 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 | 72.9 | 16.9 | £46,589 | 11.2% | 0.0% | 9.1 |
| 2021/22 | 73.0 | 16.9 | £46,044 | 21.4% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2022/23 | 72.6 | 17.6 | £48,294 | 21.8% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2023/24 | 71.4 | 18.1 | £51,253 | 24.6% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2024/25 | 77.5 | 16.4 | £52,130 | —% | 1.3% | — |
Overall absence
9.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.2pp | 9.5% | 3.5% | 1.1% | 1,090 |
| 2014/15 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 8.8% | 3.4% | 0.9% | 1,087 |
| 2015/16 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 8.9% | 3.1% | 1.0% | 1,095 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 11.6% | 3.8% | 1.1% | 1,094 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 11.2% | 3.7% | 1.3% | 1,094 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 12.7% | 4.3% | 1.0% | 1,094 |
| 2020/21 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 16.3% | 4.6% | 1.3% | 1,114 |
| 2021/22 | 7.8% | 7.1% | +0.6pp | 22.6% | 5.7% | 2.1% | 1,133 |
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% | +2.3pp | 27.5% | 6.1% | 3.0% | 1,140 |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% | +3.5pp | 30.4% | 6.7% | 3.5% | 1,150 |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% | +3.5pp | 25.9% | 6.3% | 3.4% | 1,157 |
21 January 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 2013 | — | Requires improvement |