Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,344.16
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
81.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.7%
of income
In-year balance
-4.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.4%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.2% of income.
20 February 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
DfE normal range: 5-20% of income
Phase-adjusted thresholds
Pupil trend + in-year balance
Self-generated income share
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
82.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.6
Mean salary
£50,410
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25 · 1,126 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 | £8.2m | £7.8m | £5.8m | 71.6% | +£317k | £822k | 10.1% | £6,826 |
| 2022/23 | £8.9m | £8.7m | £6.6m | 74.0% | +£204k | £1.0m | 11.6% | £7,383 |
| 2023/24 | £9.7m | £9.7m | £7.5m | 77.0% | -£34k | £992k | 10.2% | £7,935 |
| 2024/25 | £10.0m | £10.5m | £8.2m | 81.4% | -£424k | £568k | 5.7% | £8,344 |
Teaching staff
£6.0m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£18k
Other costs
£2.3m
| 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 | —* | 40.2 | 54.8% | 21.6% | 45.7% | — | 208 |
* 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 | 66.3 | 17.3 | £46,082 | 9.3% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2021/22 | 77.0 | 15.5 | £43,727 | 8.8% | 0.0% | 9.9 |
| 2022/23 | 73.8 | 16.3 | £46,283 | 12.7% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2023/24 | 72.3 | 16.9 | £53,219 | 19.9% | 1.4% | 7.6 |
| 2024/25 | 82.7 | 14.6 | £50,410 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 16.5% | 4.7% | 0.8% | 887 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.8% | 4.3% | 1.1% | 895 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.7% | 4.4% | 1.0% | 900 |
| 2016/17 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 17.9% | 5.5% | 1.1% | 893 |
| 2017/18 | 6.1% | 4.8% | +1.4pp | 15.8% | 4.9% | 1.3% | 876 |
| 2018/19 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 15.6% | 4.9% | 1.3% | 896 |
| 2020/21 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 10.4% | 3.5% | 0.5% | 979 |
| 2021/22 | 8.5% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 27.4% | 7.3% | 1.2% | 1,059 |
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% | +2.5pp | 30.4% | 7.5% | 1.8% | 1,071 |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% | +3.1pp | 31.6% | 7.6% | 2.0% | 1,112 |
| 2024/25 | 10.9% | 6.2% | +4.7pp | 31.4% | 8.1% | 2.8% | 1,126 |
20 February 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 2016 | URN 126071 | Requires improvement |