Flags
4
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,884.91
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-8.4%
of income
In-year balance
+10.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.4%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 21.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
9 July 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
674
Capacity
560 (120%)
Free school meals
30.0%
English additional lang.
4.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
41.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.1
Mean salary
£48,740
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25 · 706 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 | £3.3m | £3.1m | £2.6m | 77.5% | +£203k | -£31k | -0.9% | £6,095 |
| 2022/23 | £3.8m | £3.6m | £2.7m | 71.5% | +£172k | -£97k | -2.6% | £6,428 |
| 2023/24 | £4.4m | £4.0m | £3.1m | 71.0% | +£442k | -£373k | -8.4% | £6,885 |
Teaching staff
£2.2m
Support staff
£590k
Premises
£387k
Other costs
£453k
5.2%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
1.1%
ICT
9.3%
Premises (total)
2.6%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
2.0%
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 | —* | 33.7 | 41.5% | 23.7% | 16.3% | — | 135 |
* 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 | 24.8 | 19.9 | £40,531 | 14.1% | 0.0% | 1.5 |
| 2021/22 | 32.0 | 17.0 | £41,169 | 26.3% | 0.0% | 8.5 |
| 2022/23 | 31.1 | 18.8 | £43,900 | 8.0% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2023/24 | 38.9 | 16.5 | £47,003 | 21.9% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2024/25 | 41.9 | 16.1 | £48,740 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.0% | 4.4% | +2.6pp | 21.8% | 4.4% | 2.6% | 561 |
| 2014/15 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 18.1% | 5.5% | 1.2% | 458 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 12.7% | 4.3% | 1.0% | 402 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 8.8% | 3.6% | 0.9% | 373 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 13.5% | 3.4% | 0.8% | 393 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 13.2% | 3.8% | 1.5% | 410 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 11.2% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 510 |
| 2021/22 | 9.2% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 30.2% | 7.5% | 1.7% | 573 |
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% | +1.4pp | 23.9% | 6.1% | 2.1% | 606 |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% | +1.9pp | 25.8% | 6.3% | 2.2% | 667 |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% | +3.7pp | 25.5% | 7.2% | 2.8% | 706 |
9 July 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Sept 2017 | — | Good |