Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,177.71
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+16.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 15.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.8%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 17.1%.
12 November 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
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
993
Capacity
1,361 (73%)
Free school meals
52.6%
English additional lang.
15.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
50.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.6
Mean salary
£45,742
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
35.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.8%
Unauthorised absence
11.0%
2024/25 · 1,059 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 | £7.4m | £6.5m | £5.4m | 71.9% | +£904k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,978 |
| 2022/23 | £8.1m | £6.9m | £5.4m | 67.6% | +£1.2m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,640 |
| 2023/24 | £8.5m | £7.1m | £5.7m | 67.5% | +£1.4m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,178 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
Support staff
£700k
Premises
£292k
Other costs
£1.0m
3.5%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
6.8%
Premises (total)
5.1%
Supply staff
2.0%
Catering
0.4%
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 | — | 36.4 | 42.4% | 26.2% | 6.1% | — | 229 |
| 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 | 66.4 | 16.6 | £43,266 | 24.6% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 61.8 | 17.3 | £42,873 | 23.3% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2022/23 | 58.7 | 18.0 | £44,368 | 16.5% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2023/24 | 52.6 | 19.8 | £45,927 | 17.1% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.6 | 19.6 | £45,742 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
13.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
35.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
11.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.9% | 4.4% | +3.5pp | 21.9% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 995 |
| 2014/15 | 7.7% | 4.5% | +3.2pp | 23.6% | 4.6% | 3.1% | 992 |
| 2015/16 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.6pp | 20.2% | 4.1% | 3.0% | 998 |
| 2016/17 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 18.6% | 4.3% | 2.3% | 1,046 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 19.1% | 4.1% | 2.2% | 1,025 |
| 2018/19 | 7.2% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 19.2% | 4.5% | 2.7% | 1,058 |
| 2020/21 | 9.5% | 4.5% | +5.0pp | 26.5% | 5.4% | 4.1% | 1,098 |
| 2021/22 | 14.9% | 7.1% | +7.7pp | 42.6% | 6.2% | 8.6% | 1,105 |
| 2022/23 | 12.7% | 6.8% | +5.9pp | 35.3% | 2.2% | 10.5% | 1,117 |
| 2023/24 | 15.5% | 6.6% | +8.9pp | 40.3% | 2.5% | 12.9% | 1,098 |
| 2024/25 | 13.8% | 6.2% | +7.6pp | 35.7% | 2.8% | 11.0% | 1,059 |
12 November 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 2022 | — | Requires improvement |