Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£10,357.61
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
76.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.1%
of income
In-year balance
-2.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.4%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.2% of income.
19 March 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
723
Capacity
1,200 (60%)
Free school meals
43.8%
English additional lang.
7.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
44.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£52,612
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
16.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
48.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
10.1%
Unauthorised absence
6.8%
2024/25 · 769 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 | £6.9m | £6.3m | £5.0m | 71.9% | +£603k | £961k | 13.8% | £7,644 |
| 2022/23 | £7.0m | £7.0m | £5.4m | 77.7% | -£17k | £943k | 13.5% | £7,978 |
| 2023/24 | £7.3m | £7.5m | £5.7m | 78.4% | -£244k | £700k | 9.6% | £8,748 |
| 2024/25 | £7.5m | £7.7m | £5.7m | 76.0% | -£168k | £531k | 7.1% | £10,358 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£476k
Other costs
£1.5m
4.7%
Admin staff
2.7%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
7.1%
Premises (total)
1.9%
Supply staff
3.7%
Catering
2.1%
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 | —* | 32.9 | 40.1% | 22.2% | 26.5% | — | 162 |
* 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 | 52.7 | 17.4 | £43,103 | 6.5% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2021/22 | 56.3 | 16.1 | £42,649 | 17.1% | 0.0% | 10.9 |
| 2022/23 | 58.8 | 14.9 | £44,318 | 35.2% | 0.0% | 9.4 |
| 2023/24 | 49.8 | 16.6 | £43,698 | 18.9% | 2.0% | 7.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.6 | 16.2 | £52,612 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
16.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
48.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
10.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.7pp | 16.0% | 3.6% | 2.4% | 1,183 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 15.1% | 3.7% | 2.3% | 1,117 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 14.2% | 3.9% | 2.1% | 1,039 |
| 2016/17 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 16.0% | 3.9% | 2.4% | 982 |
| 2017/18 | 7.2% | 4.8% | +2.4pp | 20.1% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 934 |
| 2018/19 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 17.2% | 2.4% | 3.8% | 919 |
| 2020/21 | 8.9% | 4.5% | +4.4pp | 27.7% | 6.0% | 2.9% | 959 |
| 2021/22 | 13.3% | 7.1% | +6.2pp | 45.3% | 9.3% | 4.1% | 951 |
| 2022/23 | 13.4% | 6.8% | +6.6pp | 42.4% | 7.4% | 6.0% | 926 |
| 2023/24 | 15.4% | 6.6% | +8.9pp | 49.4% | 9.7% | 5.7% | 889 |
| 2024/25 | 16.8% | 6.2% | +10.6pp | 48.0% | 10.1% | 6.8% | 769 |
19 March 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Sept 2018 | — | Good |