Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,567.73
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-0.9%
of income
In-year balance
+3.3%
of income
Elevated: turnover 19.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
9 January 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
684
Capacity
645 (106%)
Free school meals
18.9%
English additional lang.
5.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
40.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£48,417
Turnover
14.4%
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.7%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25 · 692 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 | £2.3m | £2.4m | £2.0m | 89.6% | -£140k | £57k | 2.5% | £3,645 |
| 2022/23 | £4.0m | £4.0m | £3.3m | 81.4% | +£72k | -£24k | -0.6% | £6,322 |
| 2023/24 | £4.3m | £4.2m | £3.4m | 77.7% | +£144k | -£40k | -0.9% | £6,568 |
Teaching staff
£2.5m
Support staff
£348k
Premises
£224k
Other costs
£594k
7.3%
Admin staff
3.1%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
6.6%
Premises (total)
3.8%
Supply staff
1.6%
Catering
2.7%
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 | —* | 48.2 | 73.0% | 54.8% | 31.0% | — | 126 |
* 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 35.5 | 15.9 | £39,454 | 2.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020/21 | 35.3 | 15.9 | £43,208 | 5.7% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2021/22 | 38.7 | 16.1 | £42,686 | 12.9% | 0.0% | 8.3 |
| 2022/23 | 37.5 | 17.0 | £43,874 | 19.1% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2023/24 | 40.2 | 16.3 | £48,417 | 14.4% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 9.8% | 4.0% | 0.3% | 430 |
| 2014/15 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 9.3% | 4.0% | 0.4% | 432 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 8.5% | 4.0% | 0.5% | 424 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 8.7% | 4.0% | 0.5% | 447 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.0pp | 12.0% | 4.1% | 0.7% | 441 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 11.0% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 556 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 10.7% | 3.1% | 1.2% | 578 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.2pp | 25.4% | 7.4% | 1.9% | 639 |
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% | +1.9pp | 24.7% | 6.2% | 2.6% | 653 |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% | +1.5pp | 25.2% | 6.3% | 1.8% | 678 |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% | +1.9pp | 19.4% | 5.7% | 2.4% | 692 |
9 January 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 2015 | — | Good |