Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£31,170.95
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
82.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
13.4%
of income
In-year balance
-8.9%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.4%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 8.9% of income.
Elevated: turnover 19.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
26 February 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
153
Capacity
150 (102%)
Free school meals
57.0%
English additional lang.
8.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
22.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
6.7
Mean salary
£53,256
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25 · 119 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 | £4.1m | £4.1m | £3.1m | 76.1% | -£52k | £1.1m | 27.1% | £29,213 |
| 2022/23 | £4.6m | £4.5m | £3.3m | 72.8% | +£79k | £1.2m | 25.9% | £29,947 |
| 2023/24 | £4.7m | £4.8m | £3.6m | 77.3% | -£123k | £1.1m | 22.5% | £32,138 |
| 2024/25 | £4.8m | £5.2m | £3.9m | 82.4% | -£424k | £638k | 13.4% | £31,171 |
Teaching staff
£1.9m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£268k
Other costs
£995k
4.5%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
7.3%
Premises (total)
11.7%
Supply staff
2.7%
Catering
2.1%
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 | —* | 0.5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 22 |
* 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 | 16.8 | 8.6 | £48,378 | 27.6% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2021/22 | 15.7 | 8.9 | £46,341 | 27.0% | 0.0% | 1.0 |
| 2022/23 | 25.6 | 6.0 | £46,046 | 22.5% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 20.0 | 7.3 | £50,099 | 19.8% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2024/25 | 22.9 | 6.7 | £53,256 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 14.0% | 4.4% | +9.6pp | 45.7% | 10.2% | 3.8% | 94 |
| 2014/15 | 13.3% | 4.5% | +8.8pp | 45.6% | 9.2% | 4.2% | 92 |
| 2015/16 | 10.9% | 4.5% | +6.5pp | 38.0% | 7.4% | 3.5% | 71 |
| 2016/17 | 15.5% | 4.6% | +10.9pp | 50.0% | 10.5% | 5.0% | 90 |
| 2017/18 | 10.1% | 4.8% | +5.3pp | 37.0% | 7.6% | 2.5% | 100 |
| 2018/19 | 11.0% | 4.6% | +6.4pp | 32.4% | 7.1% | 3.9% | 111 |
| 2020/21 | 8.0% | 4.5% | +3.5pp | 19.3% | 5.0% | 3.0% | 109 |
| 2021/22 | 10.9% | 7.1% | +3.7pp | 26.9% | 6.3% | 4.5% | 108 |
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% | +3.6pp | 33.3% | 7.1% | 3.4% | 117 |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% | +1.2pp | 20.8% | 6.0% | 1.7% | 120 |
| 2024/25 | 9.0% | 6.2% | +2.8pp | 24.4% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 119 |
26 February 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Nov 2012 | — | Good |