Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,095.65
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
55.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-0.5%
of income
In-year balance
+17.1%
of income
Elevated: turnover 41.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 8.3%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good7 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
562
Capacity
1,150 (49%)
Free school meals
29.9%
English additional lang.
14.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
33.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£47,520
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
8.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25 · 633 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | £1.4m | £1.6m | £992k | 68.4% | -£170k | -£93k | -6.4% | £10,211 |
| 2023/24 | £2.8m | £2.3m | £1.6m | 55.9% | +£477k | -£15k | -0.5% | £8,096 |
Teaching staff
£1.1m
Support staff
£241k
Premises
£71k
Other costs
£685k
4.3%
Admin staff
5.2%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
8.9%
Premises (total)
3.0%
Supply staff
1.4%
Catering
-2.8%
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 0 |
* 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.0 | 11.8 | £44,599 | 41.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 18.6 | 18.5 | £45,033 | 32.3% | 5.1% | 1.6 |
| 2024/25 | 33.0 | 17.0 | £47,520 | —% | 8.3% | — |
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% | -0.1pp | 19.4% | 3.7% | 3.0% | 175 |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% | +3.2pp | 27.2% | 5.3% | 4.4% | 360 |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% | +3.7pp | 27.8% | 5.4% | 4.5% | 633 |
7 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
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