Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£38,497.1
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
84.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
16.9%
of income
In-year balance
-7.7%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 84.5%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 7.7% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
21 January 2015 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
214
Free school meals
54.4%
English additional lang.
33.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
35.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
6.0
Mean salary
£55,383
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
33.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.8%
Unauthorised absence
0.2%
2024/25 · 150 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 | £5.9m | £5.1m | £4.3m | 72.2% | +£781k | £1.9m | 31.9% | £34,047 |
| 2022/23 | £6.7m | £6.4m | £5.3m | 77.9% | +£327k | £2.2m | 32.7% | £33,910 |
| 2023/24 | £7.6m | £7.7m | £6.0m | 79.3% | -£175k | £2.0m | 26.8% | £35,395 |
| 2024/25 | £8.2m | £8.9m | £7.0m | 84.5% | -£637k | £1.4m | 16.9% | £38,497 |
Teaching staff
£3.1m
Support staff
£2.2m
Premises
£871k
Other costs
£1.0m
4.0%
Admin staff
1.5%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
6.3%
Premises (total)
14.0%
Supply staff
1.5%
Catering
8.8%
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 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 | 22.0 | 6.4 | £50,380 | 9.0% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2021/22 | 24.8 | 7.0 | £50,076 | 10.5% | 0.0% | 11.1 |
| 2022/23 | 26.8 | 7.4 | £49,531 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2023/24 | 31.8 | 6.7 | £56,540 | 7.5% | 0.0% | 9.8 |
| 2024/25 | 35.4 | 6.0 | £55,383 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
33.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.0% | 4.4% | +2.6pp | 21.7% | 7.0% | 0.0% | 69 |
| 2014/15 | 8.3% | 4.5% | +3.8pp | 23.5% | 8.3% | 0.0% | 68 |
| 2015/16 | 8.9% | 4.5% | +4.4pp | 23.3% | 8.9% | 0.0% | 73 |
| 2016/17 | 10.0% | 4.6% | +5.4pp | 30.7% | 7.3% | 2.7% | 75 |
| 2017/18 | 9.9% | 4.8% | +5.2pp | 39.2% | 9.9% | 0.1% | 74 |
| 2018/19 | 9.3% | 4.6% | +4.7pp | 29.1% | 8.8% | 0.6% | 79 |
| 2020/21 | 26.9% | 4.5% | +22.4pp | 83.5% | 26.1% | 0.8% | 103 |
| 2021/22 | 12.9% | 7.1% | +5.7pp | 40.8% | 12.2% | 0.7% | 120 |
| 2022/23 | 11.6% | 6.8% | +4.8pp | 32.2% | 10.9% | 0.7% | 143 |
| 2023/24 | 11.1% | 6.6% | +4.6pp | 37.3% | 10.3% | 0.8% | 150 |
| 2024/25 | 9.0% | 6.2% | +2.8pp | 33.3% | 8.8% | 0.2% | 150 |
21 January 2015 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 2012 | — | Good |