Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£35,329.27
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.8%
of income
In-year balance
+2.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 19.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 22.1%.
Elevated: sickness 9.4 days.
21 June 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
95
Capacity
96 (99%)
Free school meals
69.5%
English additional lang.
0.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
23.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
4.0
Mean salary
£47,905
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
22.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
56.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
10.2%
Unauthorised absence
11.9%
2024/25 · 100 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 | £2.6m | £2.5m | £2.0m | 78.5% | +£68k | £325k | 12.7% | £33,592 |
| 2022/23 | £2.7m | £2.7m | £2.1m | 76.0% | +£49k | £233k | 8.5% | £34,633 |
| 2023/24 | £2.9m | £2.8m | £2.2m | 77.3% | +£83k | £111k | 3.8% | £35,329 |
Teaching staff
£1.2m
Support staff
£725k
Premises
£195k
Other costs
£379k
3.8%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
8.1%
Premises (total)
5.8%
Supply staff
2.1%
Catering
0.0%
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 | —* | 12.9 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 15 |
* 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 10.0 | 6.3 | £47,637 | 10.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 19.5 | 3.9 | £38,101 | 15.8% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2022/23 | 18.5 | 4.3 | £43,550 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2023/24 | 17.2 | 4.8 | £48,407 | 12.6% | 0.0% | 9.4 |
| 2024/25 | 23.6 | 4.0 | £47,905 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
22.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
56.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
10.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
11.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 18.4% | 4.4% | +14.1pp | 72.6% | 8.9% | 9.5% | 62 |
| 2014/15 | 18.6% | 4.5% | +14.1pp | 49.2% | 6.5% | 12.1% | 61 |
| 2015/16 | 15.3% | 4.5% | +10.8pp | 51.1% | 4.9% | 10.4% | 47 |
| 2016/17 | 24.2% | 4.6% | +19.6pp | 67.2% | 6.9% | 17.3% | 64 |
| 2017/18 | 25.8% | 4.8% | +21.0pp | 62.1% | 5.0% | 20.8% | 66 |
| 2018/19 | 18.9% | 4.6% | +14.3pp | 60.0% | 3.9% | 15.1% | 70 |
| 2020/21 | 36.4% | 4.5% | +31.9pp | 92.8% | 21.4% | 15.0% | 83 |
| 2021/22 | 17.7% | 7.1% | +10.5pp | 56.3% | 7.0% | 10.7% | 80 |
| 2022/23 | 20.6% | 6.8% | +13.8pp | 56.5% | 6.6% | 14.1% | 85 |
| 2023/24 | 19.9% | 6.6% | +13.3pp | 52.8% | 6.2% | 13.7% | 91 |
| 2024/25 | 22.1% | 6.2% | +15.9pp | 56.0% | 10.2% | 11.9% | 100 |
21 June 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2014 | URN 131115 | Requires improvement |