Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£6,252.09
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
84.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.1%
of income
In-year balance
-12.2%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 84.3%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 12.2% of income.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
23 April 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,199
Capacity
1,200 (100%)
Free school meals
16.4%
English additional lang.
6.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
53.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
22.4
Mean salary
£50,553
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.6%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 1,231 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 | £7.4m | £7.2m | £5.6m | 75.3% | +£243k | £2.5m | 33.4% | £6,201 |
| 2022/23 | £6.9m | £7.5m | £5.9m | 85.8% | -£595k | £1.5m | 22.1% | £5,806 |
| 2023/24 | £7.5m | £8.4m | £6.3m | 84.3% | -£915k | £610k | 8.1% | £6,252 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£578k
Other costs
£1.5m
6.5%
Admin staff
3.9%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
6.9%
Premises (total)
5.8%
Supply staff
5.3%
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 | —* | 46.8 | 67.5% | 43.9% | 12.2% | — | 237 |
* 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 | 60.4 | 20.0 | £43,788 | 5.0% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2021/22 | 59.2 | 20.2 | £45,121 | 9.5% | 0.0% | 8.4 |
| 2022/23 | 57.2 | 20.8 | £45,078 | 11.2% | 0.0% | 9.8 |
| 2023/24 | 54.4 | 22.0 | £49,682 | 13.6% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2024/25 | 53.6 | 22.4 | £50,553 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.2pp | 10.4% | 4.3% | 0.3% | 871 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 11.3% | 4.3% | 0.3% | 896 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.1% | 4.7% | 0.5% | 1,134 |
| 2016/17 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 14.7% | 5.0% | 0.6% | 1,357 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 12.9% | 5.0% | 0.5% | 1,305 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 13.1% | 5.0% | 0.9% | 1,263 |
| 2020/21 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 15.0% | 4.5% | 1.2% | 1,230 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 26.6% | 7.7% | 1.4% | 1,218 |
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% | +3.0pp | 27.2% | 8.3% | 1.6% | 1,226 |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% | +1.8pp | 21.6% | 6.8% | 1.6% | 1,216 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 19.7% | 5.6% | 1.9% | 1,231 |
23 April 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 2017 | — | Good |