Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
—
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
18.1%
of income
In-year balance
-4.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.1%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.3% of income.
Elevated: sickness 9.1 days.
25 February 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
781
Capacity
825 (95%)
Free school meals
24.7%
English additional lang.
0.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
47.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.5
Mean salary
£51,047
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.9%
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25 · 658 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 | £5.1m | £4.9m | £3.9m | 77.6% | +£176k | £485k | 9.6% | £6,071 |
| 2022/23 | £5.5m | £5.6m | £4.2m | 75.8% | -£45k | £440k | 8.0% | £6,450 |
| 2023/24 | £2.0m | £2.1m | £1.5m | 75.6% | -£84k | £357k | 18.1% | — |
Teaching staff
£1.0m
Support staff
£284k
Premises
£122k
Other costs
£444k
0.0%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
4.3%
Premises (total)
2.4%
Supply staff
0.1%
Catering
0.0%
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 | —* | 45.8 | 65.3% | 41.9% | 13.7% | — | 124 |
* 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 | 46.7 | 17.7 | £42,698 | 8.8% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2021/22 | 48.0 | 17.4 | £42,951 | 10.6% | 0.0% | 7.7 |
| 2022/23 | 49.8 | 17.2 | £43,813 | 11.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 49.5 | 16.6 | £44,590 | 11.7% | 0.0% | 9.1 |
| 2024/25 | 47.5 | 16.5 | £51,047 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 14.9% | 4.4% | 0.6% | 585 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.3% | 4.7% | 0.6% | 572 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 10.8% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 565 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 15.8% | 4.7% | 1.2% | 589 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 14.1% | 4.6% | 1.0% | 617 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 13.6% | 4.6% | 1.4% | 646 |
| 2020/21 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 17.9% | 5.5% | 0.9% | 698 |
| 2021/22 | 9.8% | 7.1% | +2.6pp | 27.4% | 8.2% | 1.6% | 701 |
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% | +2.7pp | 23.5% | 6.7% | 2.9% | 703 |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% | +3.5pp | 28.1% | 7.2% | 2.9% | 697 |
| 2024/25 | 10.8% | 6.2% | +4.6pp | 25.4% | 6.9% | 4.0% | 658 |
25 February 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sept 2013 | URN 112968 | Requires improvement |