Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,940.9
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.0%
of income
In-year balance
+6.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
30 April 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
651
Capacity
600 (109%)
Free school meals
34.7%
English additional lang.
55.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
41.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.5
Mean salary
£44,692
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.6%
2024/25 · 673 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 | £4.3m | £4.1m | £3.4m | 78.6% | +£243k | £4k | 0.1% | £7,021 |
| 2022/23 | £4.6m | £4.4m | £3.6m | 76.7% | +£237k | £73k | 1.6% | £7,292 |
| 2023/24 | £5.1m | £4.8m | £3.8m | 74.5% | +£309k | £206k | 4.0% | £7,941 |
Teaching staff
£2.8m
Support staff
£615k
Premises
£261k
Other costs
£733k
7.2%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
3.8%
Premises (total)
1.7%
Supply staff
4.5%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 48.2 | 68.2% | 53.5% | 75.2% | — | 129 |
* 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 | 39.9 | 15.5 | £42,607 | 8.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 43.1 | 14.3 | £42,924 | 4.4% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 43.4 | 14.7 | £46,377 | 15.0% | 2.3% | 3.2 |
| 2023/24 | 38.1 | 16.9 | £45,787 | 5.3% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2024/25 | 41.9 | 15.5 | £44,692 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.1% | 4.4% | +1.7pp | 16.3% | 4.1% | 2.0% | 534 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 12.4% | 3.4% | 1.3% | 643 |
| 2015/16 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 5.3% | 2.9% | 0.9% | 620 |
| 2016/17 | 3.7% | 4.6% | -0.9pp | 5.4% | 2.9% | 0.7% | 616 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 7.2% | 3.8% | 0.7% | 609 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 12.7% | 4.3% | 1.2% | 623 |
| 2020/21 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 17.0% | 4.4% | 1.6% | 636 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 27.5% | 6.7% | 2.3% | 640 |
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% | +2.0pp | 27.2% | 5.5% | 3.3% | 661 |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% | +3.3pp | 24.3% | 5.8% | 4.1% | 663 |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% | +3.6pp | 26.8% | 5.3% | 4.6% | 673 |
30 April 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 2010 | URN 120243 | Outstanding |