Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£26,648.79
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
84.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.3%
of income
In-year balance
+0.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.1%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 84.4%.
Elevated: turnover 26.6%.
26 June 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
169
Capacity
190 (89%)
Free school meals
41.2%
English additional lang.
18.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
24.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
7.0
Mean salary
£49,988
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
9.0%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25 · 122 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 | £3.5m | £2.8m | 81.8% | -£22k | £323k | 9.3% | £28,199 |
| 2022/23 | £3.9m | £4.0m | £3.3m | 84.8% | -£95k | £228k | 5.9% | £28,152 |
| 2023/24 | £3.8m | £3.8m | £3.2m | 84.6% | +£5k | £233k | 6.2% | £25,546 |
| 2024/25 | £4.5m | £4.5m | £3.8m | 84.4% | +£4k | £237k | 5.3% | £26,649 |
Teaching staff
£1.7m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£237k
Other costs
£463k
3.7%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
5.5%
Premises (total)
5.7%
Supply staff
1.6%
Catering
1.9%
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 13 |
* 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 | 21.8 | 5.3 | £40,189 | 5.5% | 0.0% | 8.2 |
| 2021/22 | 24.8 | 5.0 | £43,451 | 16.9% | 0.0% | 20.5 |
| 2022/23 | 22.4 | 6.1 | £44,286 | 8.9% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 24.8 | 6.0 | £46,171 | 26.6% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2024/25 | 24.0 | 7.0 | £49,988 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
9.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 9.5% | 4.4% | +5.1pp | 26.0% | 9.2% | 0.4% | 73 |
| 2014/15 | 13.4% | 4.5% | +8.9pp | 34.9% | 12.7% | 0.7% | 66 |
| 2015/16 | 13.5% | 4.5% | +9.0pp | 36.7% | 12.1% | 1.4% | 60 |
| 2016/17 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 21.8% | 6.3% | 0.6% | 55 |
| 2017/18 | 8.2% | 4.8% | +3.5pp | 25.7% | 8.0% | 0.3% | 74 |
| 2018/19 | 7.0% | 4.6% | +2.4pp | 20.8% | 6.5% | 0.5% | 77 |
| 2020/21 | 20.2% | 4.5% | +15.7pp | 53.9% | 19.3% | 0.9% | 78 |
| 2021/22 | 14.3% | 7.1% | +7.1pp | 36.7% | 8.6% | 5.7% | 90 |
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% | +3.4pp | 29.2% | 8.4% | 1.8% | 96 |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% | +2.8pp | 29.8% | 8.9% | 0.5% | 104 |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% | +3.9pp | 27.9% | 9.0% | 1.1% | 122 |
26 June 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 2014 | — | Outstanding |