Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,737.61
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.7%
of income
In-year balance
+3.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.4%.
Elevated: turnover 30.6%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good22 October 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
485
Capacity
1,200 (40%)
Free school meals
32.7%
English additional lang.
19.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
35.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.5
Mean salary
£51,097
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
33.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
9.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25 · 538 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 | £4.0m | £3.0m | 75.0% | +£67k | -£453k | -11.2% | £6,773 |
| 2022/23 | £4.7m | £4.5m | £3.4m | 71.3% | +£197k | -£539k | -11.4% | £8,000 |
| 2023/24 | £4.8m | £4.6m | £3.4m | 70.5% | +£163k | £33k | 0.7% | £8,738 |
Teaching staff
£2.4m
Support staff
£656k
Premises
£257k
Other costs
£984k
4.8%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
7.6%
Premises (total)
1.2%
Supply staff
2.8%
Catering
7.6%
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 | —* | 33.7 | 44.9% | 19.4% | 9.2% | — | 98 |
* 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 | 30.7 | 17.0 | £42,010 | 22.1% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2021/22 | 37.0 | 16.2 | £41,301 | 26.2% | 5.1% | 7.2 |
| 2022/23 | 40.3 | 14.6 | £45,192 | 25.6% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2023/24 | 34.0 | 16.0 | £46,382 | 30.6% | 2.9% | 5.3 |
| 2024/25 | 35.9 | 13.5 | £51,097 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
13.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
33.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
9.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 10.7% | 3.7% | 1.3% | 121 |
| 2018/19 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 14.9% | 4.6% | 1.5% | 336 |
| 2020/21 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 20.0% | 5.2% | 2.3% | 580 |
| 2021/22 | 13.0% | 7.1% | +5.9pp | 38.5% | 9.5% | 3.5% | 631 |
| 2022/23 | 12.9% | 6.8% | +6.1pp | 35.4% | 7.2% | 5.7% | 633 |
| 2023/24 | 12.3% | 6.6% | +5.7pp | 32.9% | 6.9% | 5.4% | 578 |
| 2024/25 | 13.4% | 6.2% | +7.2pp | 33.5% | 9.3% | 4.1% | 538 |
22 October 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 2022 | — | Requires improvement |