Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£27,037.47
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
82.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.6%
of income
In-year balance
+1.0%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.9%.
Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 26.1%.
22 January 2014 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
175
Capacity
171 (102%)
Free school meals
56.1%
English additional lang.
8.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 2–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
24.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
7.2
Mean salary
£51,067
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.2%
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
2024/25 · 142 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 | £3.5m | £3.4m | £2.7m | 77.6% | +£110k | £228k | 6.6% | £22,097 |
| 2022/23 | £3.8m | £3.8m | £3.0m | 77.4% | +£39k | £267k | 7.0% | £23,013 |
| 2023/24 | £4.3m | £4.5m | £3.4m | 79.7% | -£191k | £76k | 1.8% | £24,835 |
| 2024/25 | £4.7m | £4.7m | £3.9m | 82.9% | +£49k | £125k | 2.6% | £27,037 |
Teaching staff
£1.8m
Support staff
£1.8m
Premises
£211k
Other costs
£550k
3.5%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
8.0%
Premises (total)
1.0%
Supply staff
1.1%
Catering
0.9%
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 11 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 19.1 | 7.6 | £42,842 | 7.8% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2021/22 | 20.0 | 7.8 | £45,558 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.1 |
| 2022/23 | 21.6 | 7.7 | £42,450 | 4.6% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2023/24 | 23.2 | 7.4 | £50,674 | 8.6% | 0.0% | 12.3 |
| 2024/25 | 24.2 | 7.2 | £51,067 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.3% | 4.4% | +1.9pp | 19.4% | 6.1% | 0.2% | 62 |
| 2014/15 | 7.8% | 4.5% | +3.3pp | 24.3% | 7.8% | 0.1% | 70 |
| 2015/16 | 9.0% | 4.5% | +4.6pp | 30.6% | 8.8% | 0.2% | 85 |
| 2016/17 | 10.7% | 4.6% | +6.2pp | 33.7% | 9.9% | 0.8% | 92 |
| 2017/18 | 10.5% | 4.8% | +5.7pp | 33.3% | 9.8% | 0.7% | 96 |
| 2018/19 | 8.5% | 4.6% | +3.9pp | 24.8% | 7.7% | 0.8% | 109 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 16.5% | 5.0% | 0.2% | 109 |
| 2021/22 | 10.3% | 7.1% | +3.2pp | 32.5% | 8.6% | 1.7% | 123 |
| 2022/23 | 9.0% | 6.8% | +2.2pp | 30.2% | 7.0% | 2.0% | 126 |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% | +2.1pp | 26.9% | 7.6% | 1.1% | 141 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 26.1% | 7.2% | 0.7% | 142 |
22 January 2014 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good