Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,866.4
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
13.5%
of income
In-year balance
+1.9%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 20.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.
24 May 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
878
Capacity
1,150 (76%)
Free school meals
14.1%
English additional lang.
3.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
48.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.1
Mean salary
£55,922
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
4.0%
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.
25.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25 · 778 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 | £8.1m | £8.2m | £5.3m | 65.3% | -£91k | £886k | 10.9% | £7,566 |
| 2022/23 | £8.7m | £8.9m | £5.6m | 64.7% | -£214k | £1.0m | 11.8% | £9,533 |
| 2023/24 | £8.8m | £8.6m | £5.7m | 65.2% | +£162k | £1.2m | 13.5% | £8,866 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
Support staff
£654k
Premises
£509k
Other costs
£2.4m
6.3%
Admin staff
1.3%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
4.3%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
6.3%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 44.1 | 62.6% | 34.6% | 26.3% | — | 179 |
* 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 | 66.2 | 16.4 | £41,954 | 15.3% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2021/22 | 59.4 | 18.1 | £42,464 | 15.7% | 0.0% | 12.0 |
| 2022/23 | 63.5 | 16.5 | £42,091 | 23.7% | 1.5% | 7.2 |
| 2023/24 | 55.6 | 17.8 | £43,182 | 20.3% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2024/25 | 48.6 | 18.1 | £55,922 | —% | 4.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 11.7% | 4.5% | 0.5% | 707 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 12.8% | 4.5% | 0.4% | 672 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.1% | 4.2% | 0.5% | 686 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 13.7% | 5.4% | 0.6% | 715 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 14.0% | 5.0% | 0.6% | 742 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 10.5% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 798 |
| 2020/21 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 10.0% | 2.9% | 1.5% | 892 |
| 2021/22 | 10.3% | 7.1% | +3.1pp | 32.3% | 7.2% | 3.1% | 900 |
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% | +3.4pp | 31.1% | 7.4% | 2.9% | 900 |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% | +3.5pp | 28.0% | 7.7% | 2.4% | 862 |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% | +3.5pp | 25.3% | 7.5% | 2.3% | 778 |
24 May 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2013 | — | Good |