Flags
4
4 high
Per-pupil income
£7,737.47
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-3.2%
of income
In-year balance
-11.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.3%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 11.8% of income.
Elevated: turnover 34.2%, sickness 11.4 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.0%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good4 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
495
Capacity
600 (83%)
Free school meals
34.0%
English additional lang.
23.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 14–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
19.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
24.9
Mean salary
£52,722
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
9.4%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25 · 169 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 | £2.6m | £1.9m | 72.0% | +£43k | -£388k | -14.8% | £7,456 |
| 2022/23 | £3.9m | £3.2m | £2.1m | 54.4% | +£725k | £280k | 7.2% | £10,229 |
| 2023/24 | £3.2m | £3.6m | £2.4m | 75.5% | -£384k | -£104k | -3.2% | £7,737 |
Teaching staff
£1.8m
Support staff
£443k
Premises
£204k
Other costs
£975k
3.1%
Admin staff
4.1%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
11.4%
Premises (total)
1.7%
Supply staff
1.1%
Catering
8.9%
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 | —* | 30.8 | 62.9% | 30.0% | 0.0% | — | 70 |
* 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 | 20.0 | 18.4 | £48,596 | 15.0% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2021/22 | 16.8 | 20.9 | £43,971 | 6.0% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2022/23 | 18.0 | 21.1 | £48,110 | 11.6% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2023/24 | 16.0 | 26.2 | £49,945 | 34.2% | 0.0% | 11.4 |
| 2024/25 | 19.9 | 24.9 | £52,722 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
9.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 18.4% | 4.6% | +13.8pp | 56.9% | 11.1% | 7.3% | 102 |
| 2017/18 | 11.5% | 4.8% | +6.7pp | 37.0% | 6.8% | 4.7% | 189 |
| 2018/19 | 8.5% | 4.6% | +3.9pp | 22.6% | 6.5% | 2.0% | 146 |
| 2020/21 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 20.5% | 5.0% | 1.0% | 166 |
| 2021/22 | 10.6% | 7.1% | +3.4pp | 34.8% | 7.3% | 3.3% | 135 |
| 2022/23 | 12.8% | 6.8% | +6.0pp | 50.4% | 9.4% | 3.3% | 135 |
| 2023/24 | 12.3% | 6.6% | +5.8pp | 39.2% | 11.0% | 1.4% | 153 |
| 2024/25 | 11.0% | 6.2% | +4.8pp | 29.6% | 9.4% | 1.6% | 169 |
4 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 2019 | — | Good |