Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,949.32
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
80.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.0%
of income
In-year balance
+0.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.1%.
Elevated: turnover 25.2%.
13 March 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
328
Capacity
300 (109%)
Free school meals
43.5%
English additional lang.
37.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 14–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
20.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.1
Mean salary
£59,647
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
39.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.4%
Unauthorised absence
6.0%
2024/25 · 95 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 | £2.2m | £2.0m | £1.7m | 76.5% | +£189k | £308k | 13.9% | £6,962 |
| 2022/23 | £2.5m | £2.2m | £1.9m | 74.2% | +£319k | £458k | 18.1% | £9,159 |
| 2023/24 | £2.4m | £2.3m | £1.9m | 80.1% | +£21k | £189k | 8.0% | £7,949 |
Teaching staff
£1.7m
Support staff
£38k
Premises
£73k
Other costs
£374k
5.9%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
5.9%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
1.0%
Catering
1.7%
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 | —* | 34.2 | 40.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% | — | 50 |
* 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 | 22.1 | 14.8 | £45,092 | 16.1% | 0.0% | 0.1 |
| 2021/22 | 23.7 | 13.4 | £44,204 | 3.0% | 0.0% | 1.5 |
| 2022/23 | 24.0 | 11.5 | £49,633 | 26.7% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2023/24 | 21.8 | 13.6 | £53,576 | 25.2% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2024/25 | 20.3 | 16.1 | £59,647 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
39.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 3.6% | 4.6% | -1.0pp | 6.1% | 3.3% | 0.3% | 49 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.0pp | 12.2% | 3.4% | 1.3% | 82 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 9.0% | 3.8% | 1.2% | 89 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 6.5% | 3.0% | 1.3% | 92 |
| 2021/22 | 8.4% | 7.1% | +1.3pp | 27.3% | 5.8% | 2.6% | 88 |
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 22.8% | 4.7% | 3.0% | 114 |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% | +1.7pp | 31.8% | 5.5% | 2.7% | 107 |
| 2024/25 | 12.4% | 6.2% | +6.2pp | 39.0% | 6.4% | 6.0% | 95 |
13 March 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding