Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,423.57
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.2%
of income
In-year balance
+2.2%
of income
Elevated: turnover 20.4%, vacancy rate 3.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
31 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
516
Capacity
760 (68%)
Free school meals
18.5%
English additional lang.
2.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
25.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.0
Mean salary
£51,904
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
7.2%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 533 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 | £3.6m | £4.0m | £3.1m | 87.1% | -£378k | £212k | 5.9% | £6,118 |
| 2022/23 | £3.8m | £3.8m | £3.0m | 78.9% | -£58k | £157k | 4.1% | £6,686 |
| 2023/24 | £4.0m | £3.9m | £3.0m | 74.4% | +£90k | £250k | 6.2% | £7,424 |
Teaching staff
£2.1m
Support staff
£409k
Premises
£305k
Other costs
£636k
8.5%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
5.4%
Premises (total)
2.0%
Supply staff
1.7%
Catering
3.5%
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 | —* | 43.7 | 59.8% | 45.1% | 16.7% | — | 102 |
* 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 | 34.2 | 17.4 | £43,465 | 24.6% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2021/22 | 30.9 | 19.0 | £44,465 | 22.4% | 0.0% | 11.6 |
| 2022/23 | 31.8 | 17.8 | £46,760 | 21.4% | 0.0% | 8.2 |
| 2023/24 | 28.9 | 18.8 | £49,441 | 20.4% | 3.3% | 6.2 |
| 2024/25 | 25.8 | 20.0 | £51,904 | —% | 7.2% | — |
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 9.0% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 647 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 12.1% | 4.3% | 0.4% | 627 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 15.5% | 5.1% | 0.8% | 601 |
| 2016/17 | 7.2% | 4.6% | +2.6pp | 21.5% | 6.4% | 0.8% | 587 |
| 2017/18 | 7.5% | 4.8% | +2.7pp | 18.2% | 6.5% | 1.0% | 592 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 16.5% | 4.9% | 1.1% | 594 |
| 2020/21 | 9.3% | 4.5% | +4.8pp | 30.6% | 8.3% | 1.0% | 612 |
| 2021/22 | 12.2% | 7.1% | +5.0pp | 39.3% | 9.9% | 2.3% | 614 |
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% | +2.1pp | 27.0% | 6.3% | 2.6% | 603 |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% | +3.3pp | 30.3% | 7.9% | 1.9% | 574 |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% | +2.6pp | 26.4% | 6.8% | 2.0% | 533 |
31 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 2017 | — | Good |