Flags
5
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,772.13
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
81.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.7%
of income
In-year balance
+1.4%
of income
Elevated: turnover 16.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Elevated: sickness 11.0 days.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.4%.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement17 December 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
803
Capacity
825 (97%)
Free school meals
30.8%
English additional lang.
15.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
52.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.3
Mean salary
£49,500
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25 · 834 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 | £4.7m | £4.6m | £3.9m | 81.5% | +£88k | £281k | 6.0% | £6,132 |
| 2022/23 | £5.1m | £5.1m | £4.2m | 81.8% | +£68k | £349k | 6.8% | £6,410 |
| 2023/24 | £5.8m | £5.6m | £4.6m | 80.4% | +£169k | £518k | 9.0% | £7,239 |
| 2024/25 | £6.2m | £6.2m | £5.1m | 81.4% | +£85k | £603k | 9.7% | £7,772 |
Teaching staff
£3.8m
Support staff
£527k
Premises
£314k
Other costs
£763k
6.3%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
2.0%
ICT
6.0%
Premises (total)
3.0%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
1.7%
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 | —* | 40.6 | 53.3% | 35.2% | 9.1% | — | 165 |
* 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 | 50.6 | 14.8 | £42,171 | 11.8% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2021/22 | 49.6 | 15.5 | £43,705 | 7.0% | 0.0% | 7.9 |
| 2022/23 | 57.1 | 14.0 | £43,156 | 16.0% | 0.0% | 7.7 |
| 2023/24 | 52.1 | 15.2 | £47,386 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 11.0 |
| 2024/25 | 52.4 | 15.3 | £49,500 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.6% | 4.4% | +2.2pp | 18.9% | 4.8% | 1.8% | 792 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 15.2% | 3.9% | 1.8% | 775 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 15.2% | 3.5% | 1.7% | 805 |
| 2016/17 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 16.5% | 4.2% | 2.0% | 786 |
| 2017/18 | 6.8% | 4.8% | +2.0pp | 18.1% | 4.4% | 2.3% | 757 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 14.7% | 3.6% | 2.4% | 744 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 16.4% | 3.6% | 1.8% | 772 |
| 2021/22 | 9.0% | 7.1% | +1.8pp | 26.5% | 6.2% | 2.7% | 799 |
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% | +2.4pp | 26.0% | 6.2% | 3.1% | 814 |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% | +1.9pp | 25.0% | 5.5% | 3.0% | 832 |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% | +3.5pp | 27.3% | 6.2% | 3.6% | 834 |
17 December 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 2019 | — | Good |