Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,336.76
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+10.0%
of income
Elevated: turnover 17.8%, vacancy rate 4.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.2%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
8 May 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,868
Capacity
1,885 (99%)
Free school meals
34.3%
English additional lang.
34.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 3–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
110.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.7
Mean salary
£50,424
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.8%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
41.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.5%
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25 · 1,641 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 | £12.2m | £11.1m | £8.8m | 71.6% | +£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,336 |
| 2022/23 | £12.9m | £11.7m | £8.8m | 68.5% | +£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,903 |
| 2023/24 | £13.6m | £12.2m | £9.6m | 70.5% | +£1.4m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,337 |
Teaching staff
£6.9m
Support staff
£1.8m
Premises
£503k
Other costs
£2.1m
3.5%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
4.8%
Premises (total)
2.4%
Supply staff
4.5%
Catering
2.0%
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 | —* | 41.7 | 60.4% | 37.5% | 68.8% | — | 240 |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 72.0% | 72.0% | 63.0% | 55.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 52.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 52.0% | — |
| 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 | 122.5 | 15.7 | £48,218 | 20.1% | 0.8% | 8.5 |
| 2021/22 | 126.0 | 15.3 | £44,078 | 18.4% | 0.8% | 8.7 |
| 2022/23 | 119.5 | 15.6 | £45,700 | 21.1% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2023/24 | 111.3 | 16.6 | £48,261 | 17.8% | 4.3% | 5.2 |
| 2024/25 | 110.6 | 16.7 | £50,424 | —% | 1.8% | — |
Overall absence
12.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
41.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.3% | 4.4% | +2.0pp | 19.1% | 3.7% | 2.7% | 1,223 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 14.9% | 3.3% | 2.3% | 1,284 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 10.6% | 3.2% | 1.9% | 1,340 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 11.1% | 3.0% | 1.9% | 1,429 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 9.7% | 2.9% | 1.7% | 1,468 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 12.3% | 3.1% | 2.3% | 1,548 |
| 2020/21 | 8.2% | 4.5% | +3.7pp | 24.0% | 5.2% | 3.0% | 1,600 |
| 2021/22 | 12.0% | 7.1% | +4.8pp | 42.4% | 7.4% | 4.6% | 1,612 |
| 2022/23 | 11.6% | 6.8% | +4.8pp | 38.8% | 6.6% | 5.0% | 1,624 |
| 2023/24 | 12.1% | 6.6% | +5.6pp | 41.9% | 6.9% | 5.2% | 1,636 |
| 2024/25 | 12.2% | 6.2% | +6.0pp | 41.3% | 7.5% | 4.7% | 1,641 |
8 May 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 2019 | — | Good |