Flags
8
3 high
Per-pupil income
£33,650.87
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
81.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.8%
of income
In-year balance
-3.5%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 83.8%.
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 24.7% to 8.2%.
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 24.7% to 3.8%.
Elevated: sickness 8.5 days.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.5%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.5% of income.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.0% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 3.8%.
3 March 2020 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
95
Capacity
95 (100%)
Free school meals
41.5%
English additional lang.
7.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 4–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
20.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
4.6
Mean salary
£45,820
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 80 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 | £2.4m | £2.4m | £1.9m | 77.2% | +£96k | £603k | 24.7% | £27,178 |
| 2022/23 | £2.5m | £2.8m | £2.2m | 86.3% | -£225k | £378k | 14.9% | £27,773 |
| 2023/24 | £2.9m | £3.0m | £2.4m | 83.8% | -£143k | £235k | 8.2% | £30,859 |
| 2024/25 | £3.2m | £3.3m | £2.6m | 81.5% | -£113k | £122k | 3.8% | £33,651 |
Teaching staff
£1.2m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£149k
Other costs
£555k
3.6%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
6.9%
Premises (total)
2.4%
Supply staff
1.4%
Catering
17.0%
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 8 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 13.4 | 6.6 | £45,233 | 7.5% | 0.0% | 9.4 |
| 2021/22 | 15.7 | 5.7 | £42,821 | 6.4% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2022/23 | 16.5 | 5.5 | £43,384 | 6.1% | 0.0% | 12.1 |
| 2023/24 | 16.5 | 5.6 | £44,516 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.5 |
| 2024/25 | 20.5 | 4.6 | £45,820 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 8.8% | 4.4% | +4.4pp | 25.0% | 7.1% | 1.7% | 48 |
| 2014/15 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 22.4% | 5.9% | 1.6% | 49 |
| 2015/16 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 29.2% | 6.1% | 1.4% | 48 |
| 2016/17 | 7.7% | 4.6% | +3.1pp | 26.1% | 6.3% | 1.4% | 46 |
| 2017/18 | 7.3% | 4.8% | +2.5pp | 18.8% | 5.8% | 1.5% | 48 |
| 2018/19 | 11.0% | 4.6% | +6.4pp | 37.9% | 9.1% | 1.9% | 58 |
| 2020/21 | 11.1% | 4.5% | +6.6pp | 41.3% | 10.4% | 0.7% | 75 |
| 2021/22 | 9.5% | 7.1% | +2.4pp | 30.9% | 7.4% | 2.1% | 81 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.5pp | 31.7% | 6.8% | 1.5% | 82 |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% | +1.1pp | 27.9% | 6.5% | 1.2% | 79 |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% | +0.6pp | 22.5% | 5.4% | 1.4% | 80 |
3 March 2020 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2014 | — | Good |