Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£3,713.07
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-1.0%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.4%.
15 November 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,360
Capacity
1,450 (94%)
Free school meals
31.9%
English additional lang.
12.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 4–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
79.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.1
Mean salary
£41,352
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
6.3%
2024/25 · 1,346 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 | £8.5m | £8.5m | £6.7m | 78.7% | +£44k | £63k | 0.7% | £5,827 |
| 2022/23 | £9.4m | £9.4m | £7.3m | 77.8% | -£22k | £41k | 0.4% | £6,373 |
| 2023/24 | £10.2m | £10.2m | £7.9m | 77.4% | +£10k | £51k | 0.5% | £7,138 |
| 2024/25 | £5.3m | £5.4m | £3.9m | 74.1% | -£51k | £0 | 0.0% | £3,713 |
Teaching staff
£2.5m
Support staff
£850k
Premises
£276k
Other costs
£1.2m
| 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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | — |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 66.0% | 63.0% | 70.0% | 55.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 55.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 39.0% | — |
| 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 | 75.2 | 18.9 | £40,517 | 7.5% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 81.6 | 17.9 | £39,894 | 22.1% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 81.1 | 18.2 | £41,179 | 22.4% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2023/24 | 86.4 | 16.6 | £43,972 | 41.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 2024/25 | 79.5 | 17.1 | £41,352 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.2% | 4.4% | +2.9pp | 22.5% | 4.9% | 2.3% | 1,033 |
| 2014/15 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 23.5% | 5.1% | 2.4% | 1,053 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 16.4% | 3.4% | 2.5% | 1,132 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 15.4% | 3.7% | 2.3% | 1,171 |
| 2017/18 | 6.1% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 17.3% | 3.9% | 2.2% | 1,229 |
| 2018/19 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 17.9% | 4.2% | 2.0% | 1,257 |
| 2020/21 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 17.8% | 3.9% | 2.2% | 1,408 |
| 2021/22 | 10.8% | 7.1% | +3.6pp | 33.9% | 6.7% | 4.1% | 1,442 |
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% | +4.1pp | 31.9% | 6.1% | 4.8% | 1,460 |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% | +2.9pp | 25.8% | 5.0% | 4.5% | 1,421 |
| 2024/25 | 11.4% | 6.2% | +5.1pp | 31.6% | 5.0% | 6.3% | 1,346 |
15 November 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Sept 2016 | URN 116463 | Good |