Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,524.08
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
13.6%
of income
In-year balance
-2.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.3% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
9 May 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,027
Capacity
1,100 (93%)
Free school meals
37.4%
English additional lang.
4.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
67.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.3
Mean salary
£57,368
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25 · 1,077 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 | £6.3m | £6.0m | £4.5m | 71.6% | +£299k | £857k | 13.6% | £6,390 |
| 2022/23 | £7.4m | £6.9m | £5.1m | 69.6% | +£435k | £1.2m | 16.9% | £7,174 |
| 2023/24 | £7.8m | £8.0m | £5.9m | 75.6% | -£177k | £1.1m | 13.6% | £7,524 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
Support staff
£733k
Premises
£364k
Other costs
£1.7m
7.6%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
4.6%
Premises (total)
0.9%
Supply staff
4.6%
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 | —* | 48.2 | 65.5% | 46.2% | 53.8% | — | 171 |
* 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 | 49.2 | 18.7 | £44,377 | 2.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 56.6 | 17.4 | £43,924 | 11.7% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2022/23 | 60.8 | 16.9 | £45,180 | 8.2% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2023/24 | 64.3 | 16.1 | £50,590 | 4.3% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2024/25 | 67.1 | 15.3 | £57,368 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 15.7% | 4.2% | 1.3% | 772 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 18.2% | 4.5% | 1.5% | 770 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.9% | 3.9% | 1.6% | 758 |
| 2016/17 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 15.9% | 4.5% | 2.1% | 772 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 14.8% | 4.3% | 1.7% | 735 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 11.1% | 3.2% | 1.5% | 754 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 14.3% | 4.1% | 1.1% | 951 |
| 2021/22 | 10.2% | 7.1% | +3.0pp | 34.9% | 7.8% | 2.4% | 1,015 |
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% | +1.8pp | 23.8% | 5.4% | 3.2% | 1,045 |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% | +2.0pp | 25.5% | 5.2% | 3.4% | 1,086 |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% | +1.9pp | 22.8% | 5.2% | 2.9% | 1,077 |
9 May 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 2016 | — | Requires improvement |