Flags
4
3 high
Per-pupil income
£24,173.01
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
84.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
12.8%
of income
In-year balance
+1.4%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 84.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.6%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 84.4%.
Reserves fell from 13.0% to 12.8% over 3 years
2 March 2017 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
251
Capacity
261 (96%)
Free school meals
48.5%
English additional lang.
1.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 2–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
32.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
7.7
Mean salary
£47,507
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.
29.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.1%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 238 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 | £4.0m | £4.0m | £3.5m | 87.3% | +£16k | £477k | 12.0% | £20,530 |
| 2022/23 | £4.8m | £4.6m | £4.0m | 82.8% | +£144k | £621k | 13.0% | £22,617 |
| 2023/24 | £5.3m | £5.3m | £4.5m | 84.0% | +£68k | £690k | 12.9% | £23,106 |
| 2024/25 | £6.1m | £6.0m | £5.1m | 84.4% | +£85k | £774k | 12.8% | £24,173 |
Teaching staff
£1.9m
Support staff
£2.5m
Premises
£332k
Other costs
£528k
7.5%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
5.2%
Premises (total)
0.6%
Supply staff
1.4%
Catering
1.2%
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 | —* | 2.5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 16 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 25.5 | 7.4 | £41,001 | 14.5% | 3.8% | 7.7 |
| 2021/22 | 23.4 | 8.3 | £42,237 | 10.3% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2022/23 | 23.1 | 9.1 | £45,835 | 8.7% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2023/24 | 26.5 | 8.7 | £46,044 | 3.8% | 0.0% | 1.5 |
| 2024/25 | 32.7 | 7.7 | £47,507 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.5% | 4.4% | +3.2pp | 27.9% | 5.6% | 2.0% | 129 |
| 2014/15 | 8.1% | 4.5% | +3.6pp | 31.3% | 6.1% | 2.0% | 134 |
| 2015/16 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 25.0% | 5.3% | 1.6% | 136 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 20.6% | 4.9% | 1.1% | 146 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 18.6% | 4.5% | 1.5% | 140 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 21.6% | 4.8% | 0.7% | 148 |
| 2020/21 | 17.4% | 4.5% | +12.9pp | 76.2% | 16.5% | 0.9% | 168 |
| 2021/22 | 10.0% | 7.1% | +2.8pp | 34.5% | 8.7% | 1.3% | 177 |
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% | +2.2pp | 24.9% | 7.0% | 2.0% | 197 |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% | +4.0pp | 30.4% | 7.4% | 3.2% | 224 |
| 2024/25 | 11.6% | 6.2% | +5.3pp | 29.0% | 8.1% | 3.5% | 238 |
2 March 2017 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Sept 2011 | — | Good |