Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£9,021.13
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-2.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.3%.
Elevated: turnover 28.2%, vacancy rate 5.1%, sickness 8.3 days.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.1% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
8 May 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
571
Capacity
600 (95%)
Free school meals
36.8%
English additional lang.
34.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
39.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.3
Mean salary
£51,232
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 619 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 | £4.1m | £4.1m | £3.0m | 72.4% | -£58k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,639 |
| 2022/23 | £4.6m | £4.8m | £3.1m | 68.6% | -£224k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,160 |
| 2023/24 | £5.1m | £5.2m | £3.4m | 67.1% | -£108k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,021 |
Teaching staff
£2.7m
Support staff
£391k
Premises
£343k
Other costs
£1.5m
5.7%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
1.6%
ICT
7.8%
Premises (total)
1.1%
Supply staff
3.5%
Catering
0.2%
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 | —* | 55.1 | 78.2% | 66.4% | 72.7% | — | 110 |
* 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 | 33.6 | 16.0 | £39,920 | 31.0% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2021/22 | 32.4 | 16.5 | £43,857 | 37.5% | 0.0% | 9.0 |
| 2022/23 | 34.0 | 16.5 | £44,867 | 28.2% | 2.9% | 4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 37.6 | 15.1 | £45,985 | 28.2% | 5.1% | 8.3 |
| 2024/25 | 39.8 | 14.3 | £51,232 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.7% | 4.4% | +1.3pp | 14.6% | 3.9% | 1.8% | 575 |
| 2014/15 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 19.6% | 4.4% | 2.5% | 561 |
| 2015/16 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 20.1% | 5.0% | 2.5% | 581 |
| 2016/17 | 8.1% | 4.6% | +3.5pp | 18.4% | 5.3% | 2.8% | 569 |
| 2017/18 | 8.2% | 4.8% | +3.4pp | 18.1% | 5.5% | 2.6% | 543 |
| 2018/19 | 7.0% | 4.6% | +2.4pp | 11.4% | 4.5% | 2.5% | 577 |
| 2020/21 | 7.8% | 4.5% | +3.3pp | 24.2% | 5.5% | 2.3% | 554 |
| 2021/22 | 12.9% | 7.1% | +5.8pp | 40.7% | 8.5% | 4.5% | 582 |
| 2022/23 | 12.3% | 6.8% | +5.5pp | 36.9% | 7.8% | 4.6% | 604 |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% | +3.6pp | 32.3% | 6.3% | 3.9% | 622 |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% | +2.7pp | 26.0% | 6.2% | 2.7% | 619 |
8 May 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Nov 2016 | — | Requires improvement |