Flags
5
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,646.32
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-0.9%
of income
In-year balance
-2.0%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.0% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.2%.
16 February 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,090
Capacity
1,940 (56%)
Free school meals
30.7%
English additional lang.
74.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 4–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
30.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
35.8
Mean salary
£44,083
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.2%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25 · 1,188 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 | £6.1m | £6.1m | £4.6m | 75.1% | -£14k | £174k | 2.9% | £6,844 |
| 2022/23 | £7.3m | £7.1m | £5.2m | 72.4% | +£135k | £147k | 2.0% | £7,652 |
| 2023/24 | £7.9m | £8.1m | £6.0m | 76.2% | -£162k | -£74k | -0.9% | £7,646 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
Support staff
£946k
Premises
£367k
Other costs
£1.7m
6.3%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
2.3%
ICT
7.4%
Premises (total)
12.0%
Supply staff
5.3%
Catering
4.1%
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 | —* | 41.1 | 51.5% | 36.4% | 94.9% | — | 99 |
* 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 | 62.0% | 63.0% | 60.0% | 50.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 38.0% | — |
| 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 | 11.4 | — | £40,524 | 8.8% | 0.0% | 12.9 |
| 2021/22 | 53.5 | 16.5 | £39,668 | 32.2% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2022/23 | 56.4 | 16.8 | £39,732 | 40.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 34.4 | 30.0 | £42,818 | 29.9% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2024/25 | 30.4 | 35.8 | £44,083 | —% | 3.2% | — |
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 6.6% | 4.8% | +1.9pp | 11.0% | 4.7% | 2.0% | 145 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 13.4% | 3.9% | 1.6% | 366 |
| 2020/21 | 8.0% | 4.5% | +3.5pp | 24.6% | 5.5% | 2.5% | 774 |
| 2021/22 | 11.3% | 7.1% | +4.1pp | 43.4% | 6.9% | 4.4% | 976 |
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% | +3.4pp | 37.4% | 6.0% | 4.2% | 1,057 |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% | +2.8pp | 30.9% | 5.6% | 3.8% | 1,179 |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% | +3.5pp | 32.1% | 5.3% | 4.3% | 1,188 |
16 February 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate