Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£3,982.25
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
45.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
43.8%
of income
In-year balance
+41.1%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Behaviour & attitudes.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.6%.
Elevated: turnover 38.7%.
6 June 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,277
Capacity
1,755 (73%)
Free school meals
36.6%
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.
82.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.5
Mean salary
£47,177
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.2%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.9%
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25 · 1,361 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 | £9.2m | £7.9m | £6.1m | 66.4% | +£1.3m | £3.4m | 37.0% | £6,913 |
| 2022/23 | £9.4m | £9.8m | £7.3m | 77.1% | -£419k | £1.8m | 18.8% | £6,929 |
| 2023/24 | £5.4m | £3.2m | £2.4m | 45.1% | +£2.2m | £2.4m | 43.8% | £3,982 |
Teaching staff
£1.7m
Support staff
£157k
Premises
£206k
Other costs
£539k
3.4%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
6.4%
Premises (total)
2.0%
Supply staff
1.8%
Catering
0.2%
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 | —* | 33.0 | 36.8% | 16.3% | 6.7% | — | 239 |
* 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 | 102.9 | 12.6 | £36,131 | 15.7% | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2021/22 | 104.4 | 12.7 | £37,484 | 24.1% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2022/23 | 103.0 | 13.2 | £38,853 | 29.0% | 2.8% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 96.0 | 14.1 | £40,154 | 38.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 2024/25 | 82.3 | 15.5 | £47,177 | —% | 1.2% | — |
Overall absence
10.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 20.1% | 3.6% | 3.2% | 1,324 |
| 2017/18 | 7.7% | 4.8% | +2.9pp | 20.4% | 4.3% | 3.3% | 1,356 |
| 2018/19 | 7.5% | 4.6% | +2.9pp | 19.9% | 5.0% | 2.5% | 1,391 |
| 2020/21 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 14.9% | 4.0% | 2.0% | 1,361 |
| 2021/22 | 12.1% | 7.1% | +5.0pp | 38.9% | 7.3% | 4.8% | 1,375 |
| 2022/23 | 13.8% | 6.8% | +7.0pp | 42.1% | 6.9% | 7.0% | 1,416 |
| 2023/24 | 11.3% | 6.6% | +4.8pp | 33.0% | 6.4% | 4.9% | 1,393 |
| 2024/25 | 10.6% | 6.2% | +4.3pp | 28.1% | 5.9% | 4.7% | 1,361 |
6 June 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 2020 | URN 144014 | Requires improvement |