Flags
5
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,255.36
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
80.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
18.3%
of income
In-year balance
-5.7%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.7% of income.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 34.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.2%.
30 November 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
924
Capacity
1,057 (87%)
Free school meals
23.9%
English additional lang.
28.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
61.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.1
Mean salary
£55,665
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.1%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 782 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 | £6.4m | £5.9m | £4.9m | 76.6% | +£501k | £1.1m | 17.8% | £6,090 |
| 2023/24 | £7.4m | £7.9m | £6.0m | 80.2% | -£427k | £1.4m | 18.3% | £7,255 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
Support staff
£324k
Premises
£460k
Other costs
£1.4m
8.8%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
6.2%
Premises (total)
5.9%
Supply staff
1.8%
Catering
1.8%
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 | —* | 57.4 | 87.9% | 62.4% | 47.7% | — | 149 |
* 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 | 61.5 | 17.6 | £47,368 | 21.9% | 0.0% | 1.6 |
| 2021/22 | 67.2 | 15.7 | £45,389 | 34.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 59.1 | 18.1 | £47,401 | 38.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 52.6 | 19.5 | £49,022 | 30.6% | 0.0% | 8.4 |
| 2024/25 | 61.2 | 15.1 | £55,665 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.2% | 4.4% | -1.2pp | 3.8% | 3.1% | 0.1% | 765 |
| 2014/15 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 4.7% | 3.5% | 0.1% | 760 |
| 2015/16 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 6.0% | 3.5% | 0.2% | 761 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 7.4% | 4.2% | 0.2% | 767 |
| 2017/18 | 3.8% | 4.8% | -1.0pp | 6.3% | 3.5% | 0.2% | 784 |
| 2018/19 | 3.7% | 4.6% | -0.9pp | 6.0% | 3.5% | 0.2% | 796 |
| 2020/21 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 21.3% | 4.4% | 0.2% | 800 |
| 2021/22 | 6.7% | 7.1% | -0.4pp | 21.8% | 5.9% | 0.8% | 786 |
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% | +2.0pp | 31.1% | 7.1% | 1.7% | 813 |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% | +1.7pp | 31.0% | 6.8% | 1.5% | 809 |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% | +1.6pp | 22.0% | 6.1% | 1.7% | 782 |
30 November 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Sept 2009 | URN 101823 | Outstanding |