Flags
5
1 high
Per-pupil income
£3,107.25
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
80.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
14.5%
of income
In-year balance
-7.6%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 7.6% of income.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.3%.
Elevated: turnover 21.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.4%.
22 November 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,009
Capacity
1,444 (70%)
Free school meals
31.6%
English additional lang.
2.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
65.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.4
Mean salary
£46,002
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.4%
Unauthorised absence
6.0%
2024/25 · 986 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 | £6.7m | £6.7m | £5.4m | 80.6% | -£29k | -£1.2m | -17.9% | £6,776 |
| 2022/23 | £7.3m | £7.0m | £5.0m | 68.5% | +£373k | -£1.3m | -17.6% | £7,419 |
| 2023/24 | £3.1m | £3.4m | £2.5m | 80.3% | -£237k | £455k | 14.5% | £3,107 |
Teaching staff
£1.7m
Support staff
£636k
Premises
£295k
Other costs
£557k
5.0%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
12.1%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
3.0%
Catering
2.4%
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 | —* | 42.3 | 57.8% | 39.1% | 2.6% | — | 192 |
* 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 | 58.5 | 16.7 | £39,922 | 15.3% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2021/22 | 59.6 | 16.5 | £40,627 | 16.1% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2022/23 | 63.1 | 15.7 | £42,778 | 28.1% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2023/24 | 60.1 | 16.8 | £43,532 | 21.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 2024/25 | 65.3 | 15.4 | £46,002 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 14.8% | 3.2% | 2.8% | 991 |
| 2016/17 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 16.9% | 3.5% | 3.3% | 921 |
| 2017/18 | 6.7% | 4.8% | +1.9pp | 15.8% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 930 |
| 2018/19 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.1pp | 15.4% | 3.8% | 3.0% | 888 |
| 2020/21 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 19.8% | 4.3% | 2.6% | 860 |
| 2021/22 | 11.9% | 7.1% | +4.8pp | 37.5% | 7.1% | 4.9% | 899 |
| 2022/23 | 11.7% | 6.8% | +4.9pp | 37.1% | 6.8% | 4.9% | 900 |
| 2023/24 | 11.2% | 6.6% | +4.6pp | 35.1% | 5.2% | 6.0% | 900 |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% | +3.2pp | 26.2% | 3.4% | 6.0% | 986 |
22 November 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 2020 | URN 141730 | Requires improvement |