Flags
3
3 high
Per-pupil income
£21,557.69
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
26.6%
of income
In-year balance
-6.2%
of income
Elevated: turnover 19.4%, sickness 10.4 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.3%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 6.2% of income.
21 January 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
160
Capacity
160 (100%)
Free school meals
51.2%
English additional lang.
11.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
19.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
8.4
Mean salary
£55,804
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
9.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 124 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 | £2.6m | £2.8m | £2.2m | 81.5% | -£134k | £966k | 36.6% | £16,917 |
| 2022/23 | £3.0m | £2.9m | £2.3m | 75.0% | +£137k | £1.1m | 36.6% | £19,686 |
| 2023/24 | £3.4m | £3.6m | £2.6m | 76.7% | -£208k | £894k | 26.6% | £21,558 |
Teaching staff
£1.4m
Support staff
£807k
Premises
£530k
Other costs
£462k
5.0%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
16.8%
Premises (total)
3.6%
Supply staff
1.1%
Catering
4.3%
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 26 |
* 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 | 17.5 | 8.3 | £44,084 | 12.6% | 0.0% | 16.7 |
| 2021/22 | 19.6 | 8.0 | £45,647 | 19.4% | 0.0% | 10.4 |
| 2022/23 | 19.0 | 8.1 | £48,624 | 17.9% | 0.0% | 11.6 |
| 2023/24 | 19.8 | 7.9 | £51,280 | 4.0% | 0.0% | 11.0 |
| 2024/25 | 19.0 | 8.4 | £55,804 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
9.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 8.0% | 4.4% | +3.6pp | 32.5% | 6.5% | 1.5% | 83 |
| 2014/15 | 7.8% | 4.5% | +3.3pp | 19.8% | 6.1% | 1.7% | 81 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 11.8% | 4.8% | 0.5% | 68 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 18.2% | 5.4% | 0.6% | 88 |
| 2017/18 | 7.3% | 4.8% | +2.5pp | 25.3% | 6.2% | 1.0% | 87 |
| 2018/19 | 7.5% | 4.6% | +2.9pp | 26.5% | 7.1% | 0.5% | 102 |
| 2020/21 | 22.3% | 4.5% | +17.8pp | 78.0% | 20.5% | 1.8% | 109 |
| 2021/22 | 10.7% | 7.1% | +3.6pp | 30.3% | 9.7% | 1.0% | 119 |
| 2022/23 | 12.3% | 6.8% | +5.5pp | 33.6% | 11.2% | 1.1% | 119 |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% | +2.7pp | 25.6% | 7.7% | 1.6% | 121 |
| 2024/25 | 11.6% | 6.2% | +5.4pp | 30.6% | 9.7% | 1.9% | 124 |
21 January 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2012 | URN 125465 | Requires improvement |