Flags
5
3 high
Per-pupil income
£11,857.21
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
63.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-19.4%
of income
In-year balance
-6.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 6.6% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -13.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.6%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement24 June 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
137
Capacity
350 (39%)
Free school meals
37.5%
English additional lang.
1.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
10.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.4
Mean salary
£45,495
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.4%
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25 · 141 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 | £1.5m | £1.4m | £797k | 53.6% | +£62k | -£36k | -2.4% | £9,924 |
| 2022/23 | £1.5m | £1.6m | £862k | 57.4% | -£75k | -£111k | -7.4% | £10,218 |
| 2023/24 | £1.6m | £1.7m | £931k | 58.1% | -£105k | -£216k | -13.5% | £11,367 |
| 2024/25 | £1.6m | £1.7m | £1.0m | 63.9% | -£98k | -£315k | -19.4% | £11,857 |
Teaching staff
£504k
Support staff
£360k
Premises
£124k
Other costs
£561k
6.5%
Admin staff
3.6%
Energy
1.0%
ICT
8.6%
Premises (total)
3.1%
Supply staff
8.2%
Catering
0.6%
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 | —* | 28.8 | 30.0% | 13.3% | 36.7% | — | 30 |
* 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 | 10.9 | 13.3 | £37,567 | 27.4% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2021/22 | 8.9 | 16.9 | £39,726 | 56.2% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2022/23 | 11.3 | 13.0 | £36,788 | 34.1% | 0.0% | 9.6 |
| 2023/24 | 11.8 | 12.0 | £44,510 | 52.0% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2024/25 | 10.2 | 13.4 | £45,495 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.9% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 20.5% | 5.1% | 0.8% | 171 |
| 2014/15 | 7.1% | 4.5% | +2.6pp | 26.9% | 6.4% | 0.7% | 149 |
| 2015/16 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 20.2% | 5.5% | 1.0% | 129 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 10.7% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 122 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 9.3% | 3.7% | 1.3% | 118 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 17.9% | 4.4% | 1.6% | 117 |
| 2020/21 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 17.4% | 4.8% | 1.6% | 155 |
| 2021/22 | 12.2% | 7.1% | +5.0pp | 43.5% | 9.2% | 2.9% | 154 |
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% | +2.6pp | 25.5% | 7.6% | 1.8% | 153 |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% | +3.5pp | 28.1% | 7.9% | 2.2% | 146 |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% | +3.4pp | 22.0% | 6.4% | 3.2% | 141 |
24 June 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 2020 | — | Good |