Flags
5
1 high
Per-pupil income
£24,341.16
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
79.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
11.5%
of income
In-year balance
-2.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.6%.
Elevated: sickness 9.6 days.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.5%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.8% of income.
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 22.1% to 11.5%.
31 January 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
116
Capacity
124 (94%)
Free school meals
62.4%
English additional lang.
0.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
17.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
6.8
Mean salary
£44,829
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.7%
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
2024/25 · 112 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 | £2.1m | £2.0m | £1.6m | 77.6% | +£92k | £432k | 20.4% | £19,239 |
| 2022/23 | £2.5m | £2.4m | £1.9m | 74.0% | +£122k | £553k | 22.1% | £21,958 |
| 2023/24 | £2.5m | £2.7m | £2.1m | 84.3% | -£148k | £406k | 16.1% | £22,726 |
| 2024/25 | £2.8m | £2.9m | £2.2m | 79.5% | -£80k | £326k | 11.5% | £24,341 |
Teaching staff
£1.1m
Support staff
£863k
Premises
£109k
Other costs
£550k
5.0%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
1.2%
ICT
3.5%
Premises (total)
0.9%
Supply staff
2.1%
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 27 |
* 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 | 13.8 | 7.2 | £42,364 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 14.4 |
| 2021/22 | 14.8 | 7.4 | £41,894 | 33.8% | 0.0% | 9.0 |
| 2022/23 | 14.6 | 7.8 | £43,608 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 31.2 |
| 2023/24 | 16.2 | 6.9 | £44,985 | 6.2% | 0.0% | 9.6 |
| 2024/25 | 17.0 | 6.8 | £44,829 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
13.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 12.9% | 4.4% | +8.5pp | 42.9% | 11.5% | 1.4% | 49 |
| 2014/15 | 11.7% | 4.5% | +7.1pp | 32.0% | 9.4% | 2.3% | 50 |
| 2015/16 | 10.3% | 4.5% | +5.8pp | 26.4% | 8.3% | 2.0% | 53 |
| 2016/17 | 10.5% | 4.6% | +5.9pp | 22.4% | 8.0% | 2.5% | 67 |
| 2017/18 | 10.9% | 4.8% | +6.1pp | 31.7% | 8.6% | 2.3% | 82 |
| 2018/19 | 9.3% | 4.6% | +4.7pp | 21.8% | 5.7% | 3.6% | 87 |
| 2020/21 | 21.7% | 4.5% | +17.2pp | 81.4% | 20.3% | 1.5% | 97 |
| 2021/22 | 14.0% | 7.1% | +6.9pp | 38.8% | 11.3% | 2.7% | 103 |
| 2022/23 | 15.2% | 6.8% | +8.4pp | 38.2% | 10.9% | 4.3% | 110 |
| 2023/24 | 14.3% | 6.6% | +7.7pp | 33.0% | 10.2% | 4.0% | 109 |
| 2024/25 | 13.6% | 6.2% | +7.4pp | 30.4% | 8.7% | 4.9% | 112 |
31 January 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 2015 | — | Requires improvement |