Flags
4
3 high
Per-pupil income
£25,692.19
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
86.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
0.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.3%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 84.6%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 86.8%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.1% of income.
22 May 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
208
Capacity
210 (99%)
Free school meals
51.9%
English additional lang.
7.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
30.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
6.9
Mean salary
£48,102
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.9%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25 · 161 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 | £3.8m | £3.8m | £3.3m | 85.6% | -£22k | £14k | 0.4% | £20,013 |
| 2022/23 | £4.1m | £4.1m | £3.5m | 83.8% | +£36k | £50k | 1.2% | £21,595 |
| 2023/24 | £4.8m | £4.8m | £4.0m | 84.6% | -£50k | £0 | 0.0% | £23,433 |
| 2024/25 | £5.3m | £5.3m | £4.6m | 86.8% | +£0 | £0 | 0.0% | £25,692 |
Teaching staff
£2.2m
Support staff
£1.7m
Premises
£239k
Other costs
£465k
2.9%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
5.6%
Premises (total)
7.5%
Supply staff
2.2%
Catering
0.7%
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 24 |
* 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 | 30.4 | 6.2 | £39,665 | 16.4% | 0.0% | 14.0 |
| 2021/22 | 27.4 | 6.9 | £42,170 | 3.6% | 0.0% | 11.0 |
| 2022/23 | 29.8 | 6.4 | £43,267 | 14.4% | 0.0% | 12.8 |
| 2023/24 | 32.0 | 6.3 | £44,923 | 9.7% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2024/25 | 30.0 | 6.9 | £48,102 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.2% | 4.4% | +2.8pp | 25.6% | 6.2% | 1.0% | 125 |
| 2014/15 | 7.6% | 4.5% | +3.1pp | 27.7% | 5.8% | 1.8% | 112 |
| 2015/16 | 7.9% | 4.5% | +3.5pp | 24.8% | 6.0% | 2.0% | 125 |
| 2016/17 | 8.7% | 4.6% | +4.2pp | 22.3% | 6.3% | 2.4% | 130 |
| 2017/18 | 9.5% | 4.8% | +4.7pp | 24.6% | 7.3% | 2.1% | 142 |
| 2018/19 | 7.8% | 4.6% | +3.2pp | 24.5% | 5.7% | 2.1% | 143 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.6% | 4.0% | 1.5% | 132 |
| 2021/22 | 8.9% | 7.1% | +1.7pp | 27.3% | 6.3% | 2.5% | 132 |
| 2022/23 | 10.0% | 6.8% | +3.2pp | 25.2% | 8.9% | 1.1% | 139 |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% | +3.8pp | 26.1% | 9.3% | 1.0% | 142 |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% | +4.0pp | 29.2% | 8.9% | 1.3% | 161 |
22 May 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 2016 | — | Requires improvement |