Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,197.15
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
1.7%
of income
In-year balance
+0.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.2%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
30 April 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
498
Capacity
500 (100%)
Free school meals
33.9%
English additional lang.
5.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
33.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.8
Mean salary
£48,985
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.5%
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25 · 520 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 | £3.1m | £3.3m | £2.8m | 93.0% | -£246k | £176k | 5.8% | £6,229 |
| 2022/23 | £3.6m | £3.6m | £2.8m | 77.6% | +£36k | £211k | 5.8% | £7,464 |
| 2023/24 | £4.0m | £4.0m | £3.1m | 75.9% | +£27k | £67k | 1.7% | £8,197 |
Teaching staff
£1.7m
Support staff
£361k
Premises
£189k
Other costs
£757k
12.1%
Admin staff
3.1%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
7.2%
Premises (total)
8.7%
Supply staff
3.9%
Catering
3.6%
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 | —* | 35.3 | 42.7% | 18.8% | 20.8% | — | 96 |
* 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 | 33.2 | 14.9 | £42,107 | 13.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 31.7 | 15.5 | £43,327 | 22.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 32.3 | 15.1 | £41,640 | 31.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 27.6 | 17.8 | £45,925 | 7.3% | 12.7% | 2.6 |
| 2024/25 | 33.6 | 14.8 | £48,985 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 11.4% | 3.2% | 1.3% | 454 |
| 2014/15 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 9.6% | 2.7% | 1.2% | 448 |
| 2015/16 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 10.9% | 2.7% | 1.3% | 449 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 15.5% | 3.9% | 2.2% | 465 |
| 2017/18 | 6.2% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 17.3% | 4.2% | 2.1% | 479 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 13.0% | 3.2% | 2.0% | 486 |
| 2020/21 | 9.1% | 4.5% | +4.6pp | 26.8% | 5.8% | 3.3% | 508 |
| 2021/22 | 11.5% | 7.1% | +4.4pp | 38.3% | 6.6% | 5.0% | 514 |
| 2022/23 | 11.6% | 6.8% | +4.8pp | 37.0% | 7.7% | 3.9% | 522 |
| 2023/24 | 11.2% | 6.6% | +4.7pp | 34.8% | 7.6% | 3.6% | 518 |
| 2024/25 | 11.7% | 6.2% | +5.5pp | 31.5% | 7.5% | 4.2% | 520 |
30 April 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 2016 | URN 119797 | Good |