Flags
6
6 high
Per-pupil income
£53,267.37
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
90.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-0.2%
of income
In-year balance
-6.3%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 18.2%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 90.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 6.2% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -0.2%.
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 7.4% to -0.2%.
11 December 2014 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
73
Capacity
70 (104%)
Free school meals
58.3%
English additional lang.
60.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 2–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
14.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
4.9
Mean salary
£67,073
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
18.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
61.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
18.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.0%
2024/25 · 57 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 | £3.3m | £3.2m | £2.6m | 77.7% | +£124k | £459k | 13.8% | £46,688 |
| 2022/23 | £3.2m | £3.4m | £2.8m | 85.6% | -£222k | £237k | 7.4% | £45,949 |
| 2023/24 | £3.7m | £3.7m | £3.0m | 82.9% | -£1k | £236k | 6.5% | £50,102 |
| 2024/25 | £3.9m | £4.1m | £3.5m | 90.2% | -£243k | -£7k | -0.2% | £53,267 |
Teaching staff
£1.4m
Support staff
£1.7m
Premises
£188k
Other costs
£437k
7.7%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
6.5%
Premises (total)
0.2%
Supply staff
1.9%
Catering
3.8%
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 4 |
* 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 | 15.7 | 4.5 | £52,752 | 6.4% | 0.0% | 1.9 |
| 2021/22 | 15.3 | 4.6 | £54,130 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2022/23 | 15.1 | 4.6 | £57,978 | 6.6% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2023/24 | 15.1 | 4.8 | £59,088 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2024/25 | 14.8 | 4.9 | £67,073 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
18.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
61.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
18.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 10.5% | 4.4% | +6.1pp | 46.0% | 9.9% | 0.6% | 50 |
| 2014/15 | 10.0% | 4.5% | +5.5pp | 40.7% | 9.3% | 0.7% | 54 |
| 2015/16 | 10.6% | 4.5% | +6.2pp | 41.5% | 10.3% | 0.3% | 53 |
| 2016/17 | 13.1% | 4.6% | +8.5pp | 52.0% | 12.7% | 0.4% | 50 |
| 2017/18 | 12.8% | 4.8% | +8.1pp | 52.1% | 12.3% | 0.5% | 48 |
| 2018/19 | 12.2% | 4.6% | +7.5pp | 36.7% | 11.0% | 1.2% | 49 |
| 2020/21 | 26.6% | 4.5% | +22.1pp | 79.3% | 25.9% | 0.7% | 53 |
| 2021/22 | 19.7% | 7.1% | +12.6pp | 66.0% | 19.4% | 0.4% | 50 |
| 2022/23 | 17.0% | 6.8% | +10.2pp | 56.1% | 16.3% | 0.7% | 57 |
| 2023/24 | 16.2% | 6.6% | +9.7pp | 62.1% | 16.1% | 0.1% | 58 |
| 2024/25 | 18.3% | 6.2% | +12.0pp | 61.4% | 18.3% | 0.0% | 57 |
11 December 2014 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 2011 | — | Outstanding |