Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
£46,212.04
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
69.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.8%
of income
In-year balance
-0.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 23.1%.
22 November 2011 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 14 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
127
Capacity
128 (99%)
Free school meals
69.9%
English additional lang.
49.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
23.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
5.5
Mean salary
£64,714
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
23.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
50.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
22.9%
Unauthorised absence
0.2%
2024/25 · 84 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 | £3.5m | £4.0m | £3.1m | 86.5% | -£429k | £816k | 23.1% | £32,113 |
| 2022/23 | £4.4m | £4.7m | £4.0m | 90.1% | -£319k | £497k | 11.2% | £38,807 |
| 2023/24 | £5.5m | £5.4m | £4.6m | 84.1% | +£35k | £532k | 9.8% | £44,677 |
| 2024/25 | £5.9m | £5.9m | £4.1m | 69.3% | -£13k | £519k | 8.8% | £46,212 |
Teaching staff
£2.1m
Support staff
£1.5m
Premises
£395k
Other costs
£1.4m
3.2%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
6.0%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
1.3%
Catering
5.0%
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 10 |
* 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 | 18.2 | 5.5 | £61,431 | 5.5% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2021/22 | 18.2 | 6.0 | £61,857 | 9.9% | 0.0% | 8.8 |
| 2022/23 | 19.6 | 5.8 | £64,642 | 5.1% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2023/24 | 22.4 | 5.4 | £65,615 | 13.4% | 0.0% | 17.1 |
| 2024/25 | 23.1 | 5.5 | £64,714 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
23.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
50.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
22.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 16.1% | 4.4% | +11.7pp | 49.0% | 15.1% | 0.9% | 49 |
| 2014/15 | 18.3% | 4.5% | +13.8pp | 44.4% | 16.5% | 1.8% | 54 |
| 2015/16 | 13.7% | 4.5% | +9.2pp | 41.8% | 13.0% | 0.6% | 55 |
| 2016/17 | 15.8% | 4.6% | +11.2pp | 48.2% | 15.3% | 0.4% | 56 |
| 2017/18 | 18.1% | 4.8% | +13.3pp | 44.1% | 17.3% | 0.7% | 59 |
| 2018/19 | 17.7% | 4.6% | +13.1pp | 52.5% | 15.6% | 2.2% | 61 |
| 2020/21 | 18.9% | 4.5% | +14.4pp | 47.3% | 17.7% | 1.3% | 55 |
| 2021/22 | 17.4% | 7.1% | +10.3pp | 54.4% | 17.3% | 0.1% | 79 |
| 2022/23 | 23.1% | 6.8% | +16.2pp | 64.2% | 23.1% | 0.0% | 81 |
| 2023/24 | 20.8% | 6.6% | +14.2pp | 53.1% | 19.9% | 0.9% | 81 |
| 2024/25 | 23.1% | 6.2% | +16.8pp | 50.0% | 22.9% | 0.2% | 84 |
22 November 2011 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov 2008 | — | Outstanding |