Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£4,279.09
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.4%
of income
In-year balance
+4.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.4%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
29 March 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,091
Capacity
1,200 (91%)
Free school meals
45.9%
English additional lang.
20.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
69.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.7
Mean salary
£50,769
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.8%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
14.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
38.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.1%
Unauthorised absence
7.3%
2024/25 · 1,165 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 | £7.2m | £6.8m | £5.3m | 73.5% | +£405k | £508k | 7.1% | £7,314 |
| 2022/23 | £8.2m | £8.1m | £6.2m | 75.8% | +£98k | £257k | 3.1% | £7,650 |
| 2023/24 | £4.5m | £4.3m | £3.3m | 73.1% | +£212k | £378k | 8.4% | £4,279 |
Teaching staff
£2.3m
Support staff
£245k
Premises
£380k
Other costs
£623k
6.5%
Admin staff
1.5%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
5.0%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
2.8%
Catering
0.3%
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 | —* | 38.6 | 37.4% | 24.2% | 16.3% | — | 227 |
* 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 | 65.7 | 15.2 | £39,423 | 16.4% | 0.0% | 2.0 |
| 2021/22 | 64.7 | 15.2 | £40,395 | 20.7% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2022/23 | 52.3 | 20.4 | £42,434 | 29.8% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2023/24 | 35.6 | 29.7 | £51,656 | 25.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2024/25 | 69.6 | 15.7 | £50,769 | —% | 2.8% | — |
Overall absence
14.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
38.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 8.6% | 4.5% | +4.1pp | 25.8% | 5.7% | 2.9% | 1,130 |
| 2016/17 | 8.7% | 4.6% | +4.1pp | 27.1% | 5.5% | 3.2% | 1,044 |
| 2017/18 | 9.2% | 4.8% | +4.4pp | 28.5% | 5.7% | 3.5% | 948 |
| 2018/19 | 9.0% | 4.6% | +4.4pp | 28.4% | 5.0% | 4.1% | 977 |
| 2020/21 | 8.9% | 4.5% | +4.4pp | 29.3% | 4.5% | 4.4% | 1,042 |
| 2021/22 | 14.8% | 7.1% | +7.6pp | 45.9% | 7.0% | 7.8% | 1,044 |
| 2022/23 | 13.6% | 6.8% | +6.8pp | 41.5% | 6.2% | 7.5% | 1,135 |
| 2023/24 | 12.4% | 6.6% | +5.8pp | 34.8% | 7.2% | 5.2% | 1,096 |
| 2024/25 | 14.4% | 6.2% | +8.2pp | 38.5% | 7.1% | 7.3% | 1,165 |
29 March 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2018 | URN 142285 | Requires improvement |