Flags
4
3 high
Per-pupil income
£8,277.21
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-24.9%
of income
In-year balance
+4.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.0%.
Elevated: turnover 16.9%, sickness 9.0 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.2%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
5 December 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,202
Capacity
1,400 (86%)
Free school meals
41.1%
English additional lang.
7.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
77.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
—
Mean salary
£46,497
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
14.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
40.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
9.0%
2024/25 · 1,167 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 | £7.9m | £7.8m | £5.8m | 73.4% | +£35k | -£3.0m | -37.9% | £7,247 |
| 2022/23 | £8.9m | £8.9m | £6.3m | 70.6% | +£15k | -£3.0m | -33.3% | £7,694 |
| 2023/24 | £10.2m | £9.7m | £6.9m | 67.8% | +£442k | -£2.5m | -24.9% | £8,277 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£859k
Other costs
£2.0m
| 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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | — |
* 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 | 57.9 | 17.5 | £40,479 | 12.3% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2021/22 | 60.9 | 17.9 | £38,132 | 3.3% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2022/23 | 66.8 | 17.4 | £38,276 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2023/24 | 64.5 | 18.9 | £38,246 | 16.9% | 0.0% | 9.0 |
| 2024/25 | 77.8 | — | £46,497 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
14.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
40.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
9.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.8% | 4.4% | +2.4pp | 23.0% | 5.2% | 1.6% | 1,117 |
| 2014/15 | 8.8% | 4.5% | +4.3pp | 32.7% | 5.7% | 3.1% | 1,116 |
| 2015/16 | 7.9% | 4.5% | +3.4pp | 26.7% | 4.9% | 3.0% | 1,052 |
| 2016/17 | 8.5% | 4.6% | +3.9pp | 26.9% | 4.7% | 3.8% | 927 |
| 2017/18 | 9.0% | 4.8% | +4.3pp | 25.2% | 3.5% | 5.5% | 898 |
| 2018/19 | 7.9% | 4.6% | +3.3pp | 21.6% | 2.8% | 5.1% | 842 |
| 2020/21 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 22.0% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 908 |
| 2021/22 | 15.0% | 7.1% | +7.8pp | 47.4% | 6.0% | 9.0% | 1,019 |
| 2022/23 | 14.0% | 6.8% | +7.2pp | 40.0% | 3.9% | 10.1% | 1,096 |
| 2023/24 | 12.0% | 6.6% | +5.4pp | 34.5% | 4.1% | 7.8% | 1,171 |
| 2024/25 | 14.2% | 6.2% | +8.0pp | 40.8% | 5.2% | 9.0% | 1,167 |
5 December 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 2020 | URN 104700 | Requires improvement |