Flags
5
3 high
Per-pupil income
£22,172.6
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
88.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.5%
of income
In-year balance
-6.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.6%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 88.1%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 6.9% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 3.5%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 4.3%.
4 February 2014 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
171
Capacity
166 (103%)
Free school meals
59.6%
English additional lang.
5.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 2–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
22.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
7.5
Mean salary
£47,096
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
4.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
42.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
11.9%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25 · 124 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 | £3.2m | £3.1m | £2.4m | 72.7% | +£99k | £895k | 27.7% | £24,884 |
| 2022/23 | £3.3m | £3.2m | £2.7m | 80.6% | +£157k | £1.1m | 31.5% | £23,386 |
| 2023/24 | £3.9m | £4.1m | £3.4m | 87.3% | -£229k | £824k | 21.1% | £24,437 |
| 2024/25 | £8.0m | £8.5m | £7.0m | 88.1% | -£548k | £276k | 3.5% | £22,173 |
Teaching staff
£3.1m
Support staff
£3.4m
Premises
£332k
Other costs
£1.2m
3.4%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
4.2%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
1.7%
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 10 |
* 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 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 15.5 | 7.8 | £40,608 | 12.9% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2021/22 | 17.2 | 7.6 | £38,980 | 24.7% | 0.0% | 14.5 |
| 2022/23 | 16.9 | 8.5 | £39,967 | 21.3% | 10.6% | 9.2 |
| 2023/24 | 22.3 | 7.2 | £40,392 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2024/25 | 22.3 | 7.5 | £47,096 | —% | 4.3% | — |
Overall absence
12.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
42.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
11.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 8.8% | 4.4% | +4.4pp | 23.6% | 7.2% | 1.6% | 55 |
| 2014/15 | 8.8% | 4.5% | +4.3pp | 25.8% | 8.0% | 0.8% | 62 |
| 2015/16 | 9.6% | 4.5% | +5.1pp | 27.0% | 8.6% | 1.0% | 63 |
| 2016/17 | 7.9% | 4.6% | +3.3pp | 22.1% | 7.2% | 0.7% | 68 |
| 2017/18 | 6.8% | 4.8% | +2.1pp | 17.8% | 6.4% | 0.4% | 73 |
| 2018/19 | 7.0% | 4.6% | +2.4pp | 16.5% | 6.8% | 0.2% | 79 |
| 2020/21 | 19.5% | 4.5% | +15.0pp | 73.6% | 19.0% | 0.5% | 87 |
| 2021/22 | 10.9% | 7.1% | +3.8pp | 35.9% | 10.4% | 0.6% | 92 |
| 2022/23 | 12.2% | 6.8% | +5.4pp | 41.2% | 11.8% | 0.4% | 97 |
| 2023/24 | 11.2% | 6.6% | +4.7pp | 40.0% | 10.8% | 0.4% | 120 |
| 2024/25 | 12.6% | 6.2% | +6.4pp | 42.7% | 11.9% | 0.8% | 124 |
4 February 2014 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 2011 | — | Outstanding |