Flags
5
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,547.65
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.1%
of income
In-year balance
-14.0%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 14.0% of income.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes.
Elevated: turnover 41.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.4%.
Elevated: turnover 36.9%.
13 December 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
677
Capacity
700 (97%)
Free school meals
22.6%
English additional lang.
3.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
33.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.9
Mean salary
£41,414
Turnover
36.9%
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 715 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 | £3.5m | £4.0m | £2.5m | 70.1% | -£441k | £0 | 0.0% | £4,982 |
| 2022/23 | £5.5m | £5.6m | £4.1m | 73.3% | -£86k | £646k | 11.6% | £7,784 |
| 2023/24 | £6.0m | £6.8m | £4.4m | 72.7% | -£839k | £488k | 8.1% | £8,548 |
Teaching staff
£2.5m
Support staff
£825k
Premises
£1.5m
Other costs
£1.0m
14.0%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
24.1%
Premises (total)
2.9%
Supply staff
1.0%
Catering
0.9%
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 | —* | 41.2 | 54.5% | 34.3% | 61.2% | — | 134 |
* 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 43.1 | 16.3 | £40,968 | 6.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020/21 | 42.6 | 16.5 | £42,766 | 14.6% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2021/22 | 42.2 | 16.8 | £43,079 | 41.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 34.6 | 20.6 | £41,725 | 46.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 33.6 | 20.9 | £41,414 | 36.9% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 13.1% | 4.4% | 0.9% | 697 |
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 16.0% | 5.5% | 0.6% | 681 |
| 2015/16 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 20.2% | 5.7% | 0.8% | 688 |
| 2016/17 | 7.4% | 4.6% | +2.8pp | 22.8% | 5.9% | 1.4% | 706 |
| 2017/18 | 6.1% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 16.8% | 4.9% | 1.2% | 692 |
| 2018/19 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 14.8% | 5.0% | 1.1% | 690 |
| 2020/21 | 7.4% | 4.5% | +2.9pp | 22.6% | 6.6% | 0.8% | 725 |
| 2021/22 | 11.1% | 7.1% | +3.9pp | 37.4% | 9.5% | 1.5% | 733 |
| 2022/23 | 11.1% | 6.8% | +4.3pp | 34.5% | 8.6% | 2.5% | 733 |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% | +2.8pp | 28.2% | 6.8% | 2.6% | 738 |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% | +2.1pp | 25.3% | 6.1% | 2.2% | 715 |
13 December 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 2013 | URN 111410 | Good |