Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,152.07
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+8.0%
of income
Elevated: turnover 24.8%, sickness 15.2 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 15.2%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Elevated: vacancy rate 10.1%.
30 January 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,063
Capacity
1,250 (85%)
Free school meals
49.6%
English additional lang.
7.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
53.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.0
Mean salary
£46,792
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
10.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
15.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
41.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.5%
Unauthorised absence
6.7%
2024/25 · 1,096 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 | £7.4m | £7.1m | £5.1m | 68.0% | +£301k | £2.6m | 34.6% | £7,169 |
| 2022/23 | £8.3m | £7.3m | £5.2m | 62.8% | +£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,442 |
| 2023/24 | £8.5m | £7.8m | £5.7m | 67.7% | +£676k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,152 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£445k
Premises
£360k
Other costs
£1.7m
5.4%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
3.5%
Premises (total)
7.2%
Supply staff
6.0%
Catering
1.0%
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 | — | 33.8 | 43.6% | 25.1% | 4.6% | — | 195 |
| 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 | 58.0 | 17.3 | £40,676 | 11.7% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2021/22 | 60.3 | 17.2 | £44,502 | 24.9% | 0.0% | 9.1 |
| 2022/23 | 52.8 | 18.7 | £46,563 | 23.9% | 1.9% | 10.9 |
| 2023/24 | 55.6 | 18.7 | £47,919 | 24.8% | 1.8% | 15.2 |
| 2024/25 | 53.2 | 20.0 | £46,792 | —% | 10.1% | — |
Overall absence
15.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
41.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.9% | 4.4% | +3.5pp | 25.0% | 5.2% | 2.7% | 735 |
| 2014/15 | 7.7% | 4.5% | +3.2pp | 21.4% | 4.6% | 3.1% | 700 |
| 2015/16 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 19.7% | 4.4% | 2.8% | 731 |
| 2016/17 | 7.5% | 4.6% | +2.9pp | 20.6% | 4.6% | 2.8% | 762 |
| 2017/18 | 6.9% | 4.8% | +2.1pp | 17.9% | 4.3% | 2.6% | 882 |
| 2018/19 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 18.3% | 4.7% | 2.4% | 937 |
| 2020/21 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 20.3% | 3.7% | 2.5% | 973 |
| 2021/22 | 11.9% | 7.1% | +4.7pp | 38.1% | 6.4% | 5.4% | 1,001 |
| 2022/23 | 11.7% | 6.8% | +4.9pp | 37.9% | 6.1% | 5.6% | 1,001 |
| 2023/24 | 13.1% | 6.6% | +6.5pp | 42.6% | 6.3% | 6.8% | 1,050 |
| 2024/25 | 15.2% | 6.2% | +9.0pp | 41.9% | 8.5% | 6.7% | 1,096 |
30 January 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Sept 2017 | — | Good |