Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£30,015.69
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
59.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.3%
of income
In-year balance
+4.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.6%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.2% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 1.0%.
Elevated: sickness 9.3 days.
2 December 2014 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
200
Capacity
200 (100%)
Free school meals
59.2%
English additional lang.
42.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
30.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
6.5
Mean salary
£51,752
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
37.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
11.4%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25 · 145 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 | £4.5m | £4.5m | £3.2m | 69.5% | -£13k | £277k | 6.1% | £25,770 |
| 2022/23 | £4.7m | £4.9m | £3.4m | 71.6% | -£161k | £115k | 2.5% | £24,898 |
| 2023/24 | £5.2m | £5.2m | £3.4m | 65.5% | -£63k | £52k | 1.0% | £26,578 |
| 2024/25 | £6.0m | £5.7m | £3.5m | 59.0% | +£264k | £317k | 5.3% | £30,016 |
Teaching staff
£2.3m
Support staff
£857k
Premises
£304k
Other costs
£1.9m
4.6%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
1.2%
ICT
6.2%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
2.2%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 1.2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 33 |
* 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 | 5.2 | £41,449 | 18.6% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2021/22 | 32.4 | 5.4 | £41,904 | 24.7% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2022/23 | 35.4 | 5.3 | £42,225 | 16.6% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2023/24 | 32.8 | 6.0 | £51,362 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 9.3 |
| 2024/25 | 30.8 | 6.5 | £51,752 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
37.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
11.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.2pp | 14.9% | 4.2% | 0.4% | 67 |
| 2014/15 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 6.7% | 4.1% | 0.0% | 75 |
| 2015/16 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 18.6% | 4.8% | 2.0% | 70 |
| 2016/17 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 13.5% | 5.0% | 1.2% | 74 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 20.2% | 5.5% | 0.3% | 84 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 17.9% | 4.9% | 0.5% | 95 |
| 2020/21 | 19.0% | 4.5% | +14.5pp | 69.4% | 18.5% | 0.6% | 121 |
| 2021/22 | 11.1% | 7.1% | +4.0pp | 30.3% | 10.2% | 0.9% | 132 |
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% | +4.4pp | 28.7% | 9.9% | 1.3% | 143 |
| 2023/24 | 12.6% | 6.6% | +6.0pp | 35.3% | 10.4% | 2.2% | 139 |
| 2024/25 | 12.6% | 6.2% | +6.4pp | 37.9% | 11.4% | 1.2% | 145 |
2 December 2014 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar 2012 | — | Good |