Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,741.49
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+7.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.2%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
17 April 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
684
Capacity
900 (76%)
Free school meals
28.6%
English additional lang.
18.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
39.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£50,913
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.2%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25 · 739 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 | £4.0m | £3.4m | £2.7m | 66.4% | +£607k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,680 |
| 2022/23 | £4.4m | £4.3m | £3.2m | 71.0% | +£186k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,927 |
| 2023/24 | £5.0m | £4.6m | £3.5m | 69.8% | +£388k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,741 |
Teaching staff
£2.4m
Support staff
£598k
Premises
£241k
Other costs
£882k
3.9%
Admin staff
3.3%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
9.2%
Premises (total)
3.8%
Supply staff
5.6%
Catering
0.3%
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 | — | 39.5 | 51.6% | 28.9% | 14.8% | — | 128 |
| 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 | 35.3 | 16.1 | £40,736 | 24.1% | 0.0% | 7.9 |
| 2021/22 | 38.4 | 15.7 | £39,555 | 48.4% | 7.2% | 12.1 |
| 2022/23 | 38.8 | 16.5 | £43,244 | 24.2% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2023/24 | 35.0 | 18.5 | £47,435 | 18.3% | 12.5% | 4.0 |
| 2024/25 | 39.4 | 17.4 | £50,913 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.9% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 14.4% | 3.5% | 2.4% | 595 |
| 2014/15 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 14.7% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 559 |
| 2015/16 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 11.8% | 3.0% | 2.6% | 519 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 13.8% | 3.2% | 2.9% | 513 |
| 2017/18 | 6.5% | 4.8% | +1.7pp | 15.6% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 512 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 11.9% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 511 |
| 2020/21 | 8.4% | 4.5% | +3.9pp | 26.6% | 6.3% | 2.1% | 602 |
| 2021/22 | 11.4% | 7.1% | +4.2pp | 35.9% | 3.7% | 7.7% | 627 |
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% | +3.3pp | 29.5% | 2.6% | 7.5% | 688 |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% | +3.8pp | 33.9% | 3.6% | 6.8% | 690 |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% | +0.3pp | 20.6% | 2.2% | 4.3% | 739 |
17 April 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 2019 | — | Good |