Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,795.83
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-1.4%
of income
In-year balance
+8.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.3%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 25.8%.
25 April 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
672
Capacity
750 (90%)
Free school meals
32.0%
English additional lang.
7.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
39.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£51,692
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.4%
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25 · 697 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 | £4.4m | £4.3m | £3.4m | 76.4% | +£134k | -£246k | -5.6% | £6,330 |
| 2022/23 | £5.1m | £4.9m | £3.8m | 74.2% | +£180k | -£307k | -6.0% | £7,035 |
| 2023/24 | £5.6m | £5.1m | £4.0m | 71.0% | +£478k | -£80k | -1.4% | £7,796 |
Teaching staff
£2.8m
Support staff
£784k
Premises
£172k
Other costs
£975k
4.3%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
4.7%
Premises (total)
2.3%
Supply staff
4.2%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 39.1 | 52.8% | 31.3% | 22.2% | — | 144 |
* 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 | 39.5 | 16.9 | £41,028 | 24.2% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 39.5 | 17.6 | £42,794 | 21.3% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2022/23 | 44.4 | 16.3 | £40,742 | 25.8% | 0.0% | 11.5 |
| 2023/24 | 43.1 | 16.7 | £45,098 | 25.8% | 2.3% | 5.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.5 | 17.0 | £51,692 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 13.6% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 433 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.9% | 3.8% | 1.0% | 420 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.1% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 415 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 16.3% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 460 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 16.2% | 4.8% | 1.4% | 513 |
| 2018/19 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 18.7% | 4.8% | 2.0% | 587 |
| 2020/21 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 18.1% | 3.8% | 2.8% | 687 |
| 2021/22 | 9.4% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 26.0% | 4.5% | 5.0% | 712 |
| 2022/23 | 12.6% | 6.8% | +5.7pp | 36.7% | 7.0% | 5.6% | 742 |
| 2023/24 | 12.3% | 6.6% | +5.7pp | 36.7% | 6.5% | 5.8% | 757 |
| 2024/25 | 11.2% | 6.2% | +5.0pp | 31.1% | 6.4% | 4.8% | 697 |
25 April 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2013 | — | Good |