Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,802.39
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-8.5%
of income
In-year balance
+7.0%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 15.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
14 November 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
2,121
Capacity
2,570 (83%)
Free school meals
42.1%
English additional lang.
44.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 3–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
122.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.2
Mean salary
£49,689
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25 · 2,036 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 | £15.6m | £15.1m | £11.7m | 75.2% | +£454k | -£337k | -2.2% | £6,708 |
| 2022/23 | £16.2m | £14.5m | £11.5m | 71.0% | +£1.7m | -£672k | -4.2% | £7,174 |
| 2023/24 | £17.0m | £15.8m | £12.0m | 70.7% | +£1.2m | -£1.4m | -8.5% | £7,802 |
Teaching staff
£8.3m
Support staff
£1.9m
Premises
£621k
Other costs
£3.2m
7.6%
Admin staff
3.6%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
8.9%
Premises (total)
2.1%
Supply staff
4.5%
Catering
0.4%
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 | —* | 42.1 | 56.1% | 35.9% | 5.9% | — | 287 |
* 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 | 60.0% | 60.0% | 71.0% | 47.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 51.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 51.0% | — |
| 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 | 127.4 | 18.3 | £43,460 | 11.5% | 1.5% | 4.6 |
| 2021/22 | 130.1 | 17.9 | £44,002 | 17.5% | 0.8% | 7.6 |
| 2022/23 | 132.4 | 17.0 | £42,527 | 24.9% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2023/24 | 124.7 | 17.5 | £47,038 | 15.7% | 0.8% | 5.3 |
| 2024/25 | 122.1 | 17.2 | £49,689 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.6pp | 16.8% | 4.6% | 1.4% | 2,265 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 16.8% | 4.1% | 1.7% | 2,368 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 15.8% | 3.8% | 2.1% | 2,506 |
| 2016/17 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 16.9% | 4.0% | 2.5% | 2,644 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 15.0% | 3.3% | 2.3% | 2,637 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 15.1% | 3.6% | 2.3% | 2,671 |
| 2020/21 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 18.9% | 4.6% | 2.1% | 2,137 |
| 2021/22 | 8.3% | 7.1% | +1.2pp | 27.8% | 5.4% | 3.0% | 2,141 |
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% | +3.4pp | 33.4% | 5.1% | 5.2% | 2,126 |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% | +3.1pp | 30.6% | 4.3% | 5.3% | 2,161 |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% | +2.9pp | 28.6% | 4.5% | 4.7% | 2,036 |
14 November 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 2020 | — | Requires improvement |