Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,441.67
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
23.5%
of income
In-year balance
+10.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 18.3%.
Elevated: turnover 33.3%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 6.4%.
22 March 2017 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
55
Capacity
300 (18%)
Free school meals
36.4%
English additional lang.
0.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 14–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
14.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
3.8
Mean salary
£52,618
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
6.4%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
18.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
50.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
10.0%
Unauthorised absence
8.3%
2024/25 · 22 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 | £714k | £693k | £560k | 78.4% | +£21k | £114k | 16.0% | £6,865 |
| 2022/23 | £797k | £718k | £570k | 71.5% | +£79k | £157k | 19.7% | £6,642 |
| 2023/24 | £893k | £796k | £633k | 70.9% | +£97k | £210k | 23.5% | £7,442 |
Teaching staff
£510k
Support staff
£53k
Premises
£38k
Other costs
£125k
6.3%
Admin staff
1.5%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
4.3%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
0.3%
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 | —* | 24.0 | 27.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 22 |
* 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 | 7.0 | 14.6 | £43,616 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020/21 | 7.0 | 15.0 | £44,085 | 14.3% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 6.8 | 15.3 | £40,189 | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 14.2 | 8.5 | £44,495 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2024/25 | 14.6 | 3.8 | £52,618 | —% | 6.4% | — |
Overall absence
18.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
50.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
10.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
8.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 15.0% | 4.1% | 1.5% | 60 |
| 2015/16 | 8.8% | 4.5% | +4.3pp | 28.3% | 6.7% | 2.1% | 99 |
| 2016/17 | 9.7% | 4.6% | +5.1pp | 35.0% | 7.2% | 2.5% | 60 |
| 2017/18 | 9.9% | 4.8% | +5.2pp | 23.1% | 6.4% | 3.5% | 52 |
| 2018/19 | 7.0% | 4.6% | +2.4pp | 19.7% | 5.1% | 1.9% | 61 |
| 2020/21 | 11.9% | 4.5% | +7.4pp | 43.2% | 9.0% | 2.9% | 44 |
| 2021/22 | 22.3% | 7.1% | +15.1pp | 61.7% | 13.0% | 9.2% | 47 |
| 2022/23 | 20.0% | 6.8% | +13.2pp | 65.5% | 12.0% | 8.0% | 55 |
| 2023/24 | 18.3% | 6.6% | +11.7pp | 59.3% | 11.1% | 7.2% | 54 |
| 2024/25 | 18.3% | 6.2% | +12.1pp | 50.0% | 10.0% | 8.3% | 22 |
22 March 2017 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding