Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,532.11
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
19.9%
of income
In-year balance
+7.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.
Elevated: sickness 8.4 days.
5 February 2019 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
538
Capacity
600 (90%)
Free school meals
17.7%
English additional lang.
4.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
34.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.5
Mean salary
£51,507
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.9%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25 · 550 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 | £3.7m | £3.2m | £2.4m | 65.7% | +£475k | £552k | 15.1% | £6,698 |
| 2022/23 | £3.9m | £3.3m | £2.6m | 66.7% | +£575k | £775k | 19.9% | £7,181 |
| 2023/24 | £4.1m | £3.8m | £2.9m | 71.1% | +£291k | £818k | 19.9% | £7,532 |
Teaching staff
£2.2m
Support staff
£360k
Premises
£226k
Other costs
£671k
4.6%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
6.7%
Premises (total)
3.0%
Supply staff
0.8%
Catering
1.0%
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 | —* | 46.0 | 66.7% | 44.8% | 12.5% | — | 96 |
* 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 | 28.6 | 19.7 | £45,820 | 14.3% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2021/22 | 29.9 | 18.3 | £44,680 | 21.4% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2022/23 | 31.9 | 17.0 | £48,014 | 18.4% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2023/24 | 32.2 | 16.9 | £49,046 | 13.2% | 3.0% | 8.4 |
| 2024/25 | 34.8 | 15.5 | £51,507 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 7.5% | 3.9% | 0.3% | 644 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 9.2% | 4.0% | 0.3% | 631 |
| 2015/16 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 6.5% | 3.4% | 0.4% | 595 |
| 2016/17 | 3.7% | 4.6% | -0.9pp | 5.0% | 3.2% | 0.5% | 578 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 8.0% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 548 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 9.2% | 3.7% | 0.7% | 564 |
| 2020/21 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 12.0% | 4.0% | 0.6% | 583 |
| 2021/22 | 8.9% | 7.1% | +1.8pp | 24.6% | 7.8% | 1.1% | 564 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.5pp | 24.6% | 6.7% | 1.6% | 554 |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% | +2.0pp | 27.3% | 6.8% | 1.8% | 568 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 21.4% | 5.9% | 1.6% | 550 |
5 February 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan 2012 | URN 123565 | Good |