Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,502.51
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.4%
of income
In-year balance
-8.5%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 8.5% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.0%.
Elevated: turnover 21.9%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.4%.
3 July 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
884
Capacity
900 (98%)
Free school meals
30.8%
English additional lang.
9.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
53.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.6
Mean salary
£46,431
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
14.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
34.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
9.4%
Unauthorised absence
4.6%
2024/25 · 899 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 | £5.4m | £4.8m | £4.1m | 75.5% | +£598k | £632k | 11.7% | £6,459 |
| 2022/23 | £6.0m | £5.5m | £4.4m | 72.4% | +£566k | £1.2m | 19.9% | £6,980 |
| 2023/24 | £6.7m | £7.3m | £5.2m | 78.4% | -£571k | £627k | 9.4% | £7,503 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£357k
Other costs
£1.7m
| 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 | —* | 41.1 | 58.3% | 36.0% | 14.9% | — | 175 |
* 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 | 51.2 | 15.3 | £40,445 | 7.6% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2021/22 | 53.1 | 15.7 | £42,171 | 13.9% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2022/23 | 52.9 | 16.3 | £41,293 | 21.9% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2023/24 | 53.8 | 16.5 | £45,681 | 27.9% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2024/25 | 53.4 | 16.6 | £46,431 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
14.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
34.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
9.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.5% | 4.4% | +2.1pp | 19.1% | 4.8% | 1.7% | 691 |
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 20.9% | 4.6% | 1.6% | 631 |
| 2015/16 | 7.7% | 4.5% | +3.2pp | 24.5% | 5.8% | 1.9% | 617 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 19.1% | 4.5% | 1.5% | 612 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 16.6% | 4.2% | 1.5% | 652 |
| 2018/19 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 19.9% | 5.0% | 1.9% | 685 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.6% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 800 |
| 2021/22 | 10.5% | 7.1% | +3.4pp | 30.9% | 8.1% | 2.5% | 857 |
| 2022/23 | 13.2% | 6.8% | +6.4pp | 36.3% | 9.1% | 4.1% | 902 |
| 2023/24 | 13.1% | 6.6% | +6.6pp | 33.3% | 9.6% | 3.5% | 926 |
| 2024/25 | 14.0% | 6.2% | +7.8pp | 34.3% | 9.4% | 4.6% | 899 |
3 July 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2014 | URN 115720 | Good |