Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£12,044.51
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-0.8%
of income
In-year balance
+5.0%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.
26 April 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
757
Capacity
900 (84%)
Free school meals
44.3%
English additional lang.
29.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
53.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.1
Mean salary
£52,850
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.1%
Unauthorised absence
6.0%
2024/25 · 828 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 | £8.7m | £9.0m | £6.6m | 75.5% | -£238k | -£628k | -7.2% | £10,283 |
| 2022/23 | £9.3m | £9.3m | £6.5m | 69.8% | +£49k | -£579k | -6.2% | £11,104 |
| 2023/24 | £9.9m | £9.4m | £6.5m | 65.6% | +£499k | -£80k | -0.8% | £12,045 |
Teaching staff
£4.1m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£1.1m
Other costs
£1.8m
3.7%
Admin staff
3.1%
Energy
1.8%
ICT
6.4%
Premises (total)
5.6%
Supply staff
1.5%
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 | —* | 37.6 | 51.5% | 31.6% | 38.2% | — | 136 |
* 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 | 62.8 | 13.7 | £47,426 | 28.7% | 0.0% | 8.9 |
| 2021/22 | 51.7 | 16.4 | £48,708 | 28.6% | 0.0% | 16.7 |
| 2022/23 | 57.1 | 14.7 | £51,752 | 33.1% | 0.0% | 13.5 |
| 2023/24 | 49.3 | 16.7 | £54,333 | 27.4% | 3.9% | — |
| 2024/25 | 53.7 | 14.1 | £52,850 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 15.4% | 4.2% | 1.4% | 888 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 16.6% | 4.7% | 1.4% | 909 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 14.7% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 910 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 12.4% | 3.8% | 1.5% | 913 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 14.4% | 3.6% | 2.1% | 923 |
| 2018/19 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 15.7% | 3.6% | 2.5% | 910 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.6% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 896 |
| 2021/22 | 9.0% | 7.1% | +1.8pp | 27.3% | 3.3% | 5.7% | 883 |
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% | +3.3pp | 31.9% | 3.8% | 6.3% | 913 |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% | +3.3pp | 30.7% | 4.1% | 5.8% | 835 |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% | +2.9pp | 28.5% | 3.1% | 6.0% | 828 |
26 April 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2018 | URN 100742 | Requires improvement |