Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£9,167.74
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-58.0%
of income
In-year balance
+4.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 70.6%, vacancy rate 13.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 26.6%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
14 May 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
145
Capacity
600 (24%)
Free school meals
40.4%
English additional lang.
15.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 14–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
6.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
22.7
Mean salary
£48,774
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
26.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
70.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
14.3%
Unauthorised absence
12.3%
2024/25 · 117 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 | £1.2m | £857k | £614k | 53.2% | +£297k | -£465k | -40.3% | £10,887 |
| 2022/23 | £1.3m | £1.2m | £810k | 63.7% | +£42k | -£724k | -57.0% | £9,930 |
| 2023/24 | £1.4m | £1.4m | £949k | 66.8% | +£68k | -£824k | -58.0% | £9,168 |
Teaching staff
£619k
Support staff
£108k
Premises
£102k
Other costs
£302k
12.4%
Admin staff
4.6%
Energy
2.5%
ICT
8.9%
Premises (total)
2.5%
Supply staff
3.2%
Catering
2.1%
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 | —* | 23.8 | 28.1% | 14.0% | 0.0% | — | 57 |
* 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 | 14.7 | 7.1 | £41,918 | 25.9% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2021/22 | 12.6 | 8.4 | £45,763 | 31.3% | 7.3% | 5.7 |
| 2022/23 | 13.4 | 9.6 | £45,775 | 70.6% | 13.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 10.7 | 14.5 | £44,987 | 40.2% | 8.5% | 19.9 |
| 2024/25 | 6.4 | 22.7 | £48,774 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
26.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
70.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
14.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
12.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 10.2% | 4.4% | +5.9pp | 26.0% | 6.3% | 3.9% | 50 |
| 2014/15 | 12.1% | 4.5% | +7.6pp | 42.9% | 7.3% | 4.8% | 77 |
| 2015/16 | 8.3% | 4.5% | +3.8pp | 29.4% | 6.8% | 1.4% | 51 |
| 2016/17 | 13.1% | 4.6% | +8.5pp | 38.2% | 8.2% | 4.9% | 76 |
| 2017/18 | 11.9% | 4.8% | +7.1pp | 38.0% | 6.6% | 5.3% | 129 |
| 2018/19 | 14.9% | 4.6% | +10.3pp | 51.2% | 8.7% | 6.3% | 129 |
| 2020/21 | 11.4% | 4.5% | +6.9pp | 33.9% | 1.3% | 10.1% | 56 |
| 2021/22 | 20.9% | 7.1% | +13.7pp | 67.1% | 6.5% | 14.4% | 79 |
| 2022/23 | 22.9% | 6.8% | +16.1pp | 79.7% | 11.7% | 11.2% | 113 |
| 2023/24 | 26.9% | 6.6% | +20.4pp | 78.1% | 12.5% | 14.4% | 128 |
| 2024/25 | 26.6% | 6.2% | +20.4pp | 70.9% | 14.3% | 12.3% | 117 |
14 May 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Mar 2022 | — | Requires improvement |