Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£10,312.93
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
13.0%
of income
In-year balance
+10.2%
of income
Elevated: turnover 30.7%, vacancy rate 6.6%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 5.2%.
23 April 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
546
Capacity
792 (69%)
Free school meals
51.4%
English additional lang.
19.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
36.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.9
Mean salary
£50,402
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
5.2%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25 · 580 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 | £4.3m | £4.2m | £3.0m | 70.3% | +£25k | £141k | 3.3% | £7,522 |
| 2022/23 | £5.3m | £4.9m | £3.5m | 65.8% | +£421k | £397k | 7.5% | £8,923 |
| 2023/24 | £6.1m | £5.4m | £4.0m | 66.0% | +£616k | £789k | 13.0% | £10,313 |
Teaching staff
£2.7m
Support staff
£775k
Premises
£321k
Other costs
£1.1m
4.1%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
8.4%
Premises (total)
3.5%
Supply staff
2.2%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 42.4 | 48.7% | 28.3% | 71.7% | — | 113 |
* 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 | 32.7 | 13.1 | £42,476 | 9.3% | 0.0% | 1.9 |
| 2021/22 | 36.3 | 15.6 | £42,270 | 19.6% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2022/23 | 42.4 | 14.1 | £42,172 | 21.2% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2023/24 | 42.8 | 13.7 | £44,788 | 30.7% | 6.6% | 3.8 |
| 2024/25 | 36.6 | 14.9 | £50,402 | —% | 5.2% | — |
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 15.0% | 3.9% | 1.6% | 347 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 16.9% | 4.3% | 1.0% | 343 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.7% | 4.5% | 1.3% | 344 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 17.4% | 4.1% | 1.7% | 392 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 14.4% | 3.8% | 1.7% | 417 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 13.2% | 3.0% | 2.0% | 424 |
| 2020/21 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 16.6% | 4.5% | 1.8% | 463 |
| 2021/22 | 9.2% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 29.2% | 6.5% | 2.6% | 613 |
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% | +1.8pp | 22.9% | 5.1% | 3.5% | 624 |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% | +2.7pp | 27.2% | 5.2% | 4.1% | 611 |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% | +3.7pp | 27.1% | 5.8% | 4.1% | 580 |
23 April 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2015 | — | Good |