Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,773.78
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
63.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+17.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 17.5%, sickness 10.1 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
23 January 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
714
Capacity
720 (99%)
Free school meals
36.4%
English additional lang.
59.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
36.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.4
Mean salary
£47,418
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25 · 738 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 | £3.0m | £2.7m | £1.7m | 57.3% | +£319k | £426k | 14.0% | £7,157 |
| 2022/23 | £3.7m | £3.5m | £2.6m | 71.8% | +£201k | £36k | 1.0% | £6,317 |
| 2023/24 | £5.4m | £4.4m | £3.4m | 63.2% | +£959k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,774 |
Teaching staff
£2.4m
Support staff
£434k
Premises
£254k
Other costs
£773k
3.0%
Admin staff
1.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
3.0%
Premises (total)
7.4%
Supply staff
3.6%
Catering
0.4%
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 | —* | 48.8 | 66.9% | 45.9% | 85.8% | — | 148 |
* 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 | 17.0 | 16.5 | £42,008 | 11.8% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2021/22 | 24.8 | 17.2 | £42,815 | 8.9% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2022/23 | 27.4 | 21.3 | £39,678 | 14.8% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2023/24 | 38.2 | 18.2 | £43,428 | 17.5% | 0.0% | 10.1 |
| 2024/25 | 36.8 | 19.4 | £47,418 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.8% | 3.5% | 2.4% | 285 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 30.6% | 4.1% | 5.0% | 447 |
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% | +2.0pp | 30.1% | 5.0% | 3.9% | 612 |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% | +2.3pp | 28.5% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 727 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 24.9% | 4.7% | 3.3% | 738 |
23 January 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Outstanding