Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,552.68
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.4%
of income
In-year balance
-1.0%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.
17 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
554
Capacity
700 (79%)
Free school meals
15.9%
English additional lang.
11.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 9–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
34.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.1
Mean salary
£46,935
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25 · 581 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 | £2.3m | £2.1m | £1.8m | 80.0% | +£112k | £443k | 19.7% | £5,233 |
| 2022/23 | £2.8m | £2.9m | £2.1m | 77.5% | -£125k | £361k | 13.1% | £6,102 |
| 2023/24 | £3.3m | £3.3m | £2.6m | 78.3% | -£32k | £342k | 10.4% | £6,553 |
Teaching staff
£1.7m
Support staff
£499k
Premises
£165k
Other costs
£581k
8.4%
Admin staff
3.8%
Energy
1.5%
ICT
7.7%
Premises (total)
2.0%
Supply staff
1.1%
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 | —* | 42.9 | 64.4% | 37.0% | 24.7% | — | 73 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 66.0% | 60.0% | 49.0% | 40.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 46.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 59.0% | — |
| 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 | 21.6 | 18.9 | £43,066 | 16.7% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2021/22 | 22.6 | 19.0 | £41,921 | 15.0% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2022/23 | 25.4 | 17.8 | £41,696 | 9.4% | 3.8% | 7.3 |
| 2023/24 | 30.3 | 16.6 | £47,458 | 33.1% | 0.0% | 9.3 |
| 2024/25 | 34.4 | 16.1 | £46,935 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.9% | 4.4% | -0.5pp | 6.0% | 3.4% | 0.5% | 432 |
| 2014/15 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 7.5% | 3.6% | 0.4% | 438 |
| 2015/16 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 5.5% | 3.1% | 0.5% | 422 |
| 2016/17 | 3.8% | 4.6% | -0.8pp | 5.4% | 3.1% | 0.7% | 423 |
| 2017/18 | 4.4% | 4.8% | -0.4pp | 8.3% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 424 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 9.6% | 4.2% | 1.0% | 437 |
| 2020/21 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 11.8% | 4.3% | 0.4% | 434 |
| 2021/22 | 7.8% | 7.1% | +0.6pp | 25.1% | 6.5% | 1.2% | 447 |
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% | +0.8pp | 23.0% | 6.0% | 1.6% | 496 |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% | +2.2pp | 25.6% | 6.9% | 1.9% | 538 |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% | +2.9pp | 30.1% | 7.1% | 2.1% | 581 |
17 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 2016 | — | Good |