Flags
8
2 high
Per-pupil income
£659.29
−£6,5492024/25
Staff costs % of income
82.6%
+11.7ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
71.6%
+64.4ppof income
In-year balance
+9.2%
+7.9ppof income
Elevated: turnover 21.3%, sickness 9.4 days.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.6%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.7% of income.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 15.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
Elevated: turnover 19.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.
25 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,516
Capacity
1,680 (90%)
Free school meals
16.3%
English additional lang.
6.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
89.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.9
Mean salary
£53,077
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25 · 1,389 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE review threshold: 78% of income. | 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 | £8.8m | £8.4m | £6.3m | 71.8% | +£404k | £820k | 9.4% | £5,858 |
| 2022/23 | £9.6m | £9.8m | £7.2m | 74.9% | -£163k | £653k | 6.8% | £6,245 |
| 2023/24 | £11.0m | £10.9m | £7.8m | 70.9% | +£142k | £794k | 7.2% | £7,208 |
| 2024/25 | £983k | £893k | £812k | 82.6% | +£90k | £704k | 71.6% | £659 |
Teaching staff
£649k
73% of spend
Support staff
£54k
6% of spend
Premises
£33k
4% of spend
Other costs
£48k
5% of spend
| 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 | —* | 45.7 | 64.2% | 44.2% | 25.7% | — | 226 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 83.2 | 18.0 | £39,860 | 15.5% | 0.0% | 1.2 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 89.4 | 17.3 | £40,642 | 19.2% | 0.0% | 7.3 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | 99.2 | 15.3 | £45,345 | 21.3% | 0.0% | 9.4 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | 98.4 | 15.1 | £44,077 | —% | 0.0% | — | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 89.8 | 16.9 | £53,077 | —% | 0.0% | — | 10.6 | 11 |
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 13.6% | 3.8% | 1.3% | 1,157 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.7% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 1,137 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 12.5% | 3.7% | 1.6% | 1,139 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.5% | 4.1% | 1.3% | 1,157 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 11.7% | 3.0% | 2.2% | 1,163 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 11.4% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 1,167 |
| 2020/21 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.0pp | 6.8% | 2.2% | 1.3% | 1,213 |
| 2021/22 | 7.0% | 7.1% | -0.1pp | 18.8% | 4.3% | 2.7% | 1,285 |
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% | +2.9pp | 27.7% | 6.4% | 3.2% | 1,327 |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% | +3.4pp | 27.2% | 6.5% | 3.4% | 1,378 |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% | +1.4pp | 19.2% | 4.8% | 2.8% | 1,389 |
25 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 2015 | URN 108083 | Good |