Flags
5
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,224.74
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.1%
of income
In-year balance
-2.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.4%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.9% of income.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
12 March 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
844
Capacity
920 (92%)
Free school meals
39.7%
English additional lang.
22.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
49.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£43,568
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
34.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.5%
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
2024/25 · 944 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 | £6.5m | £6.5m | £4.8m | 74.3% | +£62k | £449k | 6.9% | £7,170 |
| 2022/23 | £6.9m | £6.6m | £4.9m | 71.5% | +£266k | £442k | 6.5% | £7,764 |
| 2023/24 | £7.2m | £7.5m | £5.7m | 78.2% | -£211k | £5k | 0.1% | £8,225 |
Teaching staff
£3.6m
Support staff
£768k
Premises
£353k
Other costs
£1.4m
7.8%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
3.7%
Premises (total)
9.1%
Supply staff
4.3%
Catering
2.7%
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 | —* | 35.1 | 51.4% | 30.1% | 52.6% | — | 173 |
* 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 | 41.1 | 22.7 | £41,178 | 19.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 44.3 | 20.5 | £42,813 | 47.2% | 8.3% | — |
| 2022/23 | 49.6 | 17.8 | £38,887 | 25.0% | 2.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 54.0 | 16.3 | £41,740 | 23.0% | 5.3% | 15.6 |
| 2024/25 | 49.6 | 17.0 | £43,568 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
34.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.4% | 4.4% | +2.0pp | 16.0% | 4.1% | 2.2% | 977 |
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 15.3% | 4.3% | 1.9% | 972 |
| 2015/16 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 18.1% | 4.3% | 2.2% | 997 |
| 2016/17 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 16.4% | 3.9% | 2.3% | 993 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 14.4% | 3.9% | 1.9% | 979 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 13.0% | 4.0% | 1.5% | 969 |
| 2020/21 | 8.2% | 4.5% | +3.7pp | 22.1% | 6.0% | 2.2% | 943 |
| 2021/22 | 11.6% | 7.1% | +4.4pp | 35.4% | 8.2% | 3.4% | 943 |
| 2022/23 | 12.8% | 6.8% | +6.0pp | 36.3% | 6.9% | 5.9% | 953 |
| 2023/24 | 14.8% | 6.6% | +8.3pp | 38.4% | 7.7% | 7.2% | 959 |
| 2024/25 | 12.4% | 6.2% | +6.2pp | 34.1% | 7.5% | 4.9% | 944 |
12 March 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 2015 | URN 108096 | Good |