Flags
4
3 high
Per-pupil income
£29,114.86
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
86.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-1.5%
of income
In-year balance
-4.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.4%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 86.1%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -1.5%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.1% of income.
12 February 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 13 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
263
Capacity
260 (101%)
Free school meals
54.9%
English additional lang.
29.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 4–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
45.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
5.7
Mean salary
£53,072
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.
34.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
9.7%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 215 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 | £5.4m | £5.5m | £4.4m | 81.9% | -£141k | £508k | 9.4% | £23,413 |
| 2022/23 | £6.4m | £6.5m | £5.1m | 79.8% | -£116k | £392k | 6.1% | £26,064 |
| 2023/24 | £7.0m | £7.2m | £5.8m | 83.4% | -£193k | £199k | 2.9% | £27,309 |
| 2024/25 | £7.7m | £8.0m | £6.6m | 86.1% | -£312k | -£113k | -1.5% | £29,115 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
Support staff
£1.9m
Premises
£240k
Other costs
£1.1m
3.2%
Admin staff
0.8%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
3.2%
Premises (total)
10.5%
Supply staff
1.4%
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 | —* | 0.3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 29 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 35.4 | 6.2 | £46,727 | 2.8% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2021/22 | 40.8 | 5.6 | £45,949 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2022/23 | 38.8 | 6.3 | £48,275 | 6.7% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2023/24 | 42.3 | 6.1 | £48,969 | 1.6% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2024/25 | 45.8 | 5.7 | £53,072 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
34.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
9.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.9% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 16.5% | 5.7% | 0.3% | 164 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 13.0% | 4.5% | 0.0% | 154 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 12.9% | 5.2% | 0.3% | 139 |
| 2016/17 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 23.4% | 6.7% | 0.1% | 154 |
| 2017/18 | 7.7% | 4.8% | +2.9pp | 23.8% | 7.1% | 0.6% | 160 |
| 2018/19 | 8.3% | 4.6% | +3.7pp | 31.2% | 7.0% | 1.4% | 157 |
| 2020/21 | 19.6% | 4.5% | +15.1pp | 67.8% | 17.7% | 1.9% | 171 |
| 2021/22 | 11.7% | 7.1% | +4.6pp | 37.1% | 9.3% | 2.5% | 194 |
| 2022/23 | 12.8% | 6.8% | +6.0pp | 37.5% | 10.5% | 2.2% | 208 |
| 2023/24 | 12.1% | 6.6% | +5.5pp | 35.2% | 10.4% | 1.7% | 216 |
| 2024/25 | 12.4% | 6.2% | +6.2pp | 34.0% | 9.7% | 2.7% | 215 |
12 February 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 2010 | — | Outstanding |