Flags
4
3 high
Per-pupil income
£9,860.74
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.2%
of income
In-year balance
+4.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.3%.
Elevated: turnover 20.0%, vacancy rate 4.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.6%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
10 January 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
675
Capacity
1,050 (64%)
Free school meals
44.6%
English additional lang.
1.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
37.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.2
Mean salary
£43,036
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
33.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.3%
2024/25 · 731 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 | £5.4m | £5.5m | £4.1m | 76.2% | -£24k | £328k | 6.0% | £8,019 |
| 2022/23 | £5.6m | £5.9m | £4.4m | 78.3% | -£308k | £18k | 0.3% | £8,435 |
| 2023/24 | £6.7m | £6.4m | £4.6m | 68.5% | +£280k | £15k | 0.2% | £9,861 |
Teaching staff
£2.9m
Support staff
£779k
Premises
£344k
Other costs
£1.5m
5.1%
Admin staff
3.6%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
6.4%
Premises (total)
8.3%
Supply staff
4.8%
Catering
1.0%
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 | —* | 44.6 | 69.9% | 50.0% | 28.7% | — | 136 |
* 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 | 49.6 | 14.5 | £42,341 | 12.9% | 2.0% | 3.9 |
| 2021/22 | 49.8 | 13.6 | £43,589 | 20.8% | 0.0% | 7.7 |
| 2022/23 | 51.2 | 13.0 | £45,536 | 26.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 45.0 | 15.0 | £38,552 | 20.0% | 4.3% | 3.1 |
| 2024/25 | 37.0 | 18.2 | £43,036 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
33.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 13.0% | 3.8% | 1.3% | 807 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 17.0% | 4.5% | 1.2% | 790 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 16.7% | 4.1% | 1.7% | 808 |
| 2016/17 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 19.3% | 4.0% | 2.4% | 794 |
| 2017/18 | 7.9% | 4.8% | +3.1pp | 25.4% | 4.7% | 3.2% | 783 |
| 2018/19 | 8.8% | 4.6% | +4.2pp | 25.8% | 4.9% | 3.9% | 788 |
| 2020/21 | 8.5% | 4.5% | +4.0pp | 26.5% | 5.9% | 2.5% | 731 |
| 2021/22 | 11.5% | 7.1% | +4.4pp | 36.1% | 5.7% | 5.8% | 697 |
| 2022/23 | 11.9% | 6.8% | +5.1pp | 38.1% | 4.4% | 7.5% | 698 |
| 2023/24 | 12.3% | 6.6% | +5.8pp | 37.8% | 4.2% | 8.1% | 717 |
| 2024/25 | 11.6% | 6.2% | +5.4pp | 33.4% | 5.3% | 6.3% | 731 |
10 January 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Apr 2019 | URN 139852 | Requires improvement |