Per-pupil income
£8,631.96
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
64.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
13.8%
of income
In-year balance
-0.5%
of income
No active flags for this school.
1 March 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,810
Capacity
1,800 (101%)
Free school meals
46.2%
English additional lang.
21.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
106.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£72,541
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
9.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25 · 1,838 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 | £14.2m | £13.6m | £10.3m | 72.6% | +£638k | £3.0m | 21.2% | £7,763 |
| 2022/23 | £15.0m | £15.2m | £10.2m | 67.9% | -£217k | £2.9m | 19.1% | £8,190 |
| 2023/24 | £15.5m | £15.6m | £10.0m | 64.5% | -£77k | £2.1m | 13.8% | £8,632 |
Teaching staff
£8.2m
Support staff
£88k
Premises
£2.5m
Other costs
£3.1m
6.4%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
0.6%
Premises (total)
1.8%
Supply staff
2.2%
Catering
2.7%
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 | —* | 49.1 | 69.5% | 46.8% | 60.5% | — | 357 |
* 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 | 100.5 | 18.2 | £35,665 | 12.4% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2021/22 | 103.6 | 17.7 | £39,009 | 15.4% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2022/23 | 98.6 | 18.5 | £38,837 | 11.2% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 96.5 | 18.6 | £70,577 | 10.3% | 1.0% | 4.3 |
| 2024/25 | 106.5 | 17.0 | £72,541 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
9.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.0% | 4.4% | -0.3pp | 10.0% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 1,575 |
| 2014/15 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 7.4% | 2.1% | 1.5% | 1,604 |
| 2015/16 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 8.0% | 2.2% | 1.5% | 1,653 |
| 2016/17 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 9.3% | 2.2% | 1.7% | 1,723 |
| 2017/18 | 3.8% | 4.8% | -0.9pp | 7.8% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 1,787 |
| 2018/19 | 3.7% | 4.6% | -0.9pp | 7.7% | 2.0% | 1.8% | 1,835 |
| 2020/21 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 8.4% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1,842 |
| 2021/22 | 4.7% | 7.1% | -2.4pp | 10.9% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1,842 |
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% | -1.2pp | 12.9% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 1,862 |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% | -1.4pp | 11.9% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 1,849 |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% | -1.6pp | 9.7% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 1,838 |
1 March 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 2014 | URN 105564 | Requires improvement |