Flags
7
1 high
Per-pupil income
—
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
11.4%
of income
In-year balance
+3.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.1%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.2% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.4%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.9%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.4% of income.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.3%.
6 June 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
812
Capacity
885 (92%)
Free school meals
48.5%
English additional lang.
4.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
60.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.5
Mean salary
£48,908
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25 · 849 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 | £6.7m | £6.9m | £5.4m | 80.9% | -£149k | £493k | 7.3% | £7,945 |
| 2022/23 | £7.2m | £7.4m | £5.8m | 80.3% | -£104k | £389k | 5.4% | £8,569 |
| 2023/24 | £4.7m | £4.6m | £3.5m | 73.2% | +£149k | £538k | 11.4% | — |
Teaching staff
£2.4m
Support staff
£597k
Premises
£190k
Other costs
£930k
5.8%
Admin staff
3.3%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
7.7%
Premises (total)
1.8%
Supply staff
2.6%
Catering
3.3%
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 | —* | 41.0 | 50.0% | 28.6% | 6.5% | — | 154 |
* 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 | 59.8 | 14.3 | £43,714 | 8.4% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2021/22 | 59.6 | 14.2 | £44,860 | 6.7% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2022/23 | 58.4 | 14.5 | £47,042 | 8.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 61.7 | 13.8 | £48,435 | 4.9% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2024/25 | 60.2 | 13.5 | £48,908 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 10.6% | 2.9% | 1.3% | 799 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 11.1% | 3.3% | 1.3% | 795 |
| 2015/16 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 11.5% | 3.1% | 1.3% | 828 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 15.5% | 4.0% | 1.5% | 834 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 13.2% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 859 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 15.2% | 3.5% | 2.1% | 868 |
| 2020/21 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 19.1% | 5.0% | 1.3% | 874 |
| 2021/22 | 10.0% | 7.1% | +2.9pp | 32.8% | 6.6% | 3.4% | 887 |
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% | +2.6pp | 27.2% | 5.5% | 4.0% | 889 |
| 2023/24 | 11.1% | 6.6% | +4.6pp | 31.0% | 5.8% | 5.3% | 897 |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% | +3.3pp | 25.1% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 849 |
6 June 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 2017 | URN 108644 | Good |