Flags
5
1 high
Per-pupil income
£18,850.88
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
80.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.1%
of income
In-year balance
+4.6%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.1%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.6% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.1%.
17 May 2017 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
341
Capacity
274 (124%)
Free school meals
40.4%
English additional lang.
3.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
41.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
8.3
Mean salary
£47,780
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 285 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 | £4.2m | £4.2m | £3.4m | 82.1% | -£65k | £599k | 14.4% | £13,544 |
| 2022/23 | £4.5m | £4.6m | £3.9m | 86.5% | -£117k | £481k | 10.7% | £13,924 |
| 2023/24 | £5.1m | £5.3m | £4.5m | 88.2% | -£133k | £348k | 6.8% | £15,006 |
| 2024/25 | £6.4m | £6.1m | £5.1m | 80.1% | +£298k | £646k | 10.1% | £18,851 |
Teaching staff
£3.1m
Support staff
£1.6m
Premises
£273k
Other costs
£709k
4.8%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
1.0%
ICT
5.3%
Premises (total)
0.2%
Supply staff
1.2%
Catering
1.6%
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 | —* | 3.3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 56 |
* 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 | 37.4 | 7.8 | £40,526 | 5.3% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2021/22 | 35.6 | 8.6 | £41,731 | 5.6% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2022/23 | 40.8 | 7.9 | £41,686 | 7.3% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2023/24 | 42.7 | 8.0 | £43,858 | 13.6% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2024/25 | 41.0 | 8.3 | £47,780 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 8.9% | 4.4% | +4.5pp | 25.0% | 6.2% | 2.7% | 160 |
| 2014/15 | 9.0% | 4.5% | +4.5pp | 23.4% | 6.1% | 2.9% | 167 |
| 2015/16 | 8.7% | 4.5% | +4.3pp | 24.3% | 6.5% | 2.2% | 189 |
| 2016/17 | 9.2% | 4.6% | +4.6pp | 26.3% | 5.7% | 3.5% | 194 |
| 2017/18 | 8.3% | 4.8% | +3.6pp | 21.6% | 6.0% | 2.3% | 213 |
| 2018/19 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 22.4% | 4.2% | 2.6% | 228 |
| 2020/21 | 12.1% | 4.5% | +7.6pp | 40.1% | 10.2% | 2.0% | 247 |
| 2021/22 | 10.2% | 7.1% | +3.1pp | 34.8% | 8.1% | 2.1% | 270 |
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% | +2.1pp | 29.8% | 6.8% | 2.1% | 282 |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% | +2.8pp | 31.7% | 7.5% | 1.8% | 284 |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% | +3.7pp | 30.9% | 7.8% | 2.2% | 285 |
17 May 2017 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2013 | — | Outstanding |