Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£22,473.91
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-1.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.4%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.4% of income.
Elevated: turnover 46.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
24 September 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
234
Capacity
220 (106%)
Free school meals
39.7%
English additional lang.
3.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
31.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
7.4
Mean salary
£48,060
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.5%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
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 | — | — | — | —% | — | — | —% | — |
| 2022/23 | £3.8m | £4.3m | £3.4m | 89.3% | -£571k | £0 | 0.0% | £15,941 |
| 2023/24 | £5.2m | £5.2m | £4.0m | 77.1% | -£74k | £0 | 0.0% | £22,474 |
Teaching staff
£2.6m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£247k
Other costs
£1.0m
3.7%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
6.4%
Premises (total)
1.7%
Supply staff
0.8%
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 | —* | 4.8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 42 |
* 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 | 31.2 | 7.5 | £45,062 | 20.2% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2021/22 | 32.8 | 7.5 | £42,673 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2022/23 | 37.0 | 6.4 | £40,033 | 27.3% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2023/24 | 39.0 | 5.9 | £45,428 | 46.8% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2024/25 | 31.7 | 7.4 | £48,060 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.5% | 4.4% | +2.1pp | 15.1% | 5.7% | 0.8% | 179 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 20.3% | 5.5% | 0.3% | 187 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.4% | 4.3% | 0.3% | 163 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 16.3% | 5.0% | 0.9% | 196 |
| 2017/18 | 7.2% | 4.8% | +2.4pp | 14.4% | 6.3% | 0.9% | 194 |
| 2018/19 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 18.7% | 5.0% | 1.2% | 209 |
| 2020/21 | 22.0% | 4.5% | +17.5pp | 85.5% | 21.4% | 0.6% | 207 |
| 2021/22 | 9.5% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 27.0% | 7.9% | 1.6% | 215 |
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% | +3.2pp | 32.4% | 9.0% | 1.1% | 219 |
| 2023/24 | 11.4% | 6.6% | +4.9pp | 31.6% | 10.3% | 1.1% | 212 |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% | +2.4pp | 22.3% | 7.5% | 1.1% | 215 |
24 September 2019 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2015 | — | Outstanding |