Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,357.54
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.5%
of income
In-year balance
-0.8%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
4 May 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,021
Capacity
1,296 (79%)
Free school meals
19.4%
English additional lang.
4.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
71.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
—
Mean salary
£59,186
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.5%
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
2024/25 · 995 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 | £8.7m | £8.5m | £6.8m | 78.4% | +£178k | £1.7m | 19.5% | £6,479 |
| 2022/23 | £9.2m | £9.5m | £6.7m | 73.1% | -£301k | £1.4m | 15.0% | £6,992 |
| 2023/24 | £9.2m | £9.3m | £7.1m | 77.2% | -£70k | £691k | 7.5% | £7,358 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
Support staff
£209k
Premises
£458k
Other costs
£1.7m
| 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 | 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 | 102.7 | 13.5 | £44,119 | 24.8% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2021/22 | 91.6 | 14.6 | £46,283 | 21.3% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2022/23 | 87.8 | 15.0 | £48,151 | 29.7% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2023/24 | 83.7 | 15.0 | £53,727 | 26.1% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2024/25 | 71.8 | — | £59,186 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.4% | 4.4% | -0.0pp | 9.2% | 3.8% | 0.5% | 1,246 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 8.9% | 3.8% | 0.5% | 1,247 |
| 2015/16 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 5.9% | 3.5% | 0.6% | 1,277 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 8.0% | 3.7% | 0.6% | 1,308 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 11.2% | 4.0% | 1.2% | 1,326 |
| 2018/19 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 19.0% | 4.9% | 1.9% | 1,324 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 14.0% | 3.5% | 1.6% | 1,232 |
| 2021/22 | 9.5% | 7.1% | +2.4pp | 33.1% | 6.0% | 3.5% | 1,160 |
| 2022/23 | 9.0% | 6.8% | +2.2pp | 29.6% | 2.5% | 6.6% | 1,177 |
| 2023/24 | 8.0% | 6.6% | +1.5pp | 27.6% | 1.3% | 6.7% | 1,129 |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% | +1.9pp | 26.7% | 2.5% | 5.7% | 995 |
4 May 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2018 | URN 136854 | Requires improvement |