Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£24,248.32
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
82.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.2%
of income
In-year balance
+0.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.1%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.
15 October 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
162
Capacity
160 (101%)
Free school meals
45.0%
English additional lang.
8.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
28.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
5.8
Mean salary
£47,121
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.0%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 156 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 | £2.9m | £2.8m | £2.1m | 72.4% | +£130k | £356k | 12.3% | £21,188 |
| 2022/23 | £1.8m | £2.1m | £1.3m | 74.6% | -£356k | £0 | 0.0% | £12,933 |
| 2023/24 | £3.6m | £3.6m | £3.0m | 82.8% | +£29k | £261k | 7.2% | £24,248 |
Teaching staff
£1.8m
Support staff
£756k
Premises
£172k
Other costs
£420k
4.1%
Admin staff
1.5%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
3.7%
Premises (total)
8.7%
Supply staff
2.0%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 10.3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 22 |
* 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 | 19.5 | 5.7 | £46,489 | 11.3% | 0.0% | 0.3 |
| 2021/22 | 22.5 | 6.0 | £42,547 | 2.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 22.6 | 6.1 | £45,590 | 6.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 24.4 | 6.1 | £48,075 | 9.0% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2024/25 | 28.0 | 5.8 | £47,121 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 9.5% | 4.4% | +5.1pp | 20.5% | 6.2% | 3.3% | 83 |
| 2014/15 | 8.4% | 4.5% | +3.9pp | 21.3% | 5.6% | 2.9% | 80 |
| 2015/16 | 7.6% | 4.5% | +3.1pp | 21.2% | 6.9% | 0.7% | 66 |
| 2016/17 | 10.3% | 4.6% | +5.8pp | 22.9% | 9.8% | 0.5% | 83 |
| 2017/18 | 12.4% | 4.8% | +7.7pp | 32.1% | 9.9% | 2.5% | 84 |
| 2018/19 | 17.1% | 4.6% | +12.5pp | 42.1% | 12.3% | 4.8% | 95 |
| 2020/21 | 12.0% | 4.5% | +7.5pp | 27.9% | 9.0% | 3.0% | 104 |
| 2021/22 | 16.2% | 7.1% | +9.1pp | 33.9% | 10.1% | 6.2% | 121 |
| 2022/23 | 16.3% | 6.8% | +9.5pp | 31.5% | 12.5% | 3.8% | 127 |
| 2023/24 | 12.1% | 6.6% | +5.5pp | 31.4% | 10.3% | 1.8% | 137 |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% | +3.5pp | 29.5% | 8.0% | 1.7% | 156 |
15 October 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb 2011 | URN 134533 | Good |