Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,310.13
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.3%
of income
In-year balance
+6.6%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
26 March 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
801
Capacity
915 (88%)
Free school meals
18.6%
English additional lang.
1.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
41.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.5
Mean salary
£52,451
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25 · 819 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 | £5.0m | £4.7m | £3.5m | 69.2% | +£277k | £376k | 7.5% | £6,017 |
| 2022/23 | £5.7m | £5.6m | £4.1m | 72.6% | +£90k | £269k | 4.7% | £6,890 |
| 2023/24 | £6.0m | £5.6m | £4.0m | 66.6% | +£395k | £376k | 6.3% | £7,310 |
Teaching staff
£2.8m
Support staff
£632k
Premises
£342k
Other costs
£1.3m
3.3%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
9.3%
Premises (total)
4.5%
Supply staff
4.8%
Catering
0.2%
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 | —* | 44.8 | 63.9% | 45.2% | 11.6% | — | 155 |
* 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 | 45.4 | 17.9 | £44,194 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2021/22 | 44.8 | 18.6 | £43,500 | 21.0% | 0.0% | 8.1 |
| 2022/23 | 44.4 | 18.6 | £43,129 | 31.2% | 0.0% | 9.6 |
| 2023/24 | 43.8 | 18.7 | £46,801 | 26.5% | 2.2% | 7.9 |
| 2024/25 | 41.0 | 19.5 | £52,451 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.0% | 4.4% | -0.4pp | 10.1% | 3.7% | 0.3% | 702 |
| 2014/15 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 7.0% | 3.9% | 0.3% | 714 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 8.5% | 4.0% | 0.3% | 733 |
| 2016/17 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 7.8% | 3.6% | 0.5% | 741 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 9.5% | 4.0% | 0.5% | 761 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 11.9% | 4.7% | 0.6% | 817 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 14.1% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 838 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 28.5% | 7.4% | 1.7% | 846 |
| 2022/23 | 9.0% | 6.8% | +2.2pp | 29.5% | 6.9% | 2.1% | 855 |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% | +3.8pp | 31.2% | 7.4% | 3.0% | 842 |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% | +2.6pp | 23.8% | 5.5% | 3.4% | 819 |
26 March 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Nov 2014 | — | Good |