Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,792.15
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
79.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.4%
of income
In-year balance
+0.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.0%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.2%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 17.2%.
18 June 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,410
Capacity
1,675 (84%)
Free school meals
23.0%
English additional lang.
2.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
75.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.8
Mean salary
£49,103
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.1%
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
2024/25 · 1,304 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 | £9.0m | £9.3m | £7.6m | 83.8% | -£275k | £783k | 8.7% | £5,919 |
| 2022/23 | £9.4m | £9.2m | £7.3m | 78.4% | +£155k | £1.1m | 11.4% | £6,164 |
| 2023/24 | £10.0m | £10.0m | £7.9m | 79.2% | +£23k | £1.0m | 10.4% | £6,792 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£528k
Other costs
£1.5m
8.7%
Admin staff
3.4%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
6.0%
Premises (total)
2.9%
Supply staff
0.9%
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 | —* | 47.0 | 63.8% | 45.3% | 60.6% | — | 254 |
* 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 | 85.1 | 18.2 | £40,371 | 5.0% | 0.0% | 0.3 |
| 2021/22 | 84.8 | 18.0 | £42,071 | 15.5% | 0.0% | 10.0 |
| 2022/23 | 83.3 | 18.3 | £43,101 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2023/24 | 80.9 | 18.3 | £46,884 | 17.2% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2024/25 | 75.1 | 18.8 | £49,103 | —% | 1.3% | — |
Overall absence
11.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 14.4% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 1,348 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.4% | 4.5% | 0.8% | 1,419 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 12.3% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 1,455 |
| 2016/17 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 17.0% | 4.4% | 2.1% | 1,450 |
| 2017/18 | 6.5% | 4.8% | +1.8pp | 16.5% | 3.9% | 2.7% | 1,458 |
| 2018/19 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 16.5% | 3.6% | 2.5% | 1,461 |
| 2020/21 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 10.6% | 3.1% | 1.5% | 1,394 |
| 2021/22 | 9.4% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 27.5% | 5.5% | 4.0% | 1,391 |
| 2022/23 | 11.0% | 6.8% | +4.2pp | 32.1% | 6.6% | 4.4% | 1,372 |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% | +4.1pp | 31.7% | 5.1% | 5.6% | 1,345 |
| 2024/25 | 11.0% | 6.2% | +4.8pp | 30.3% | 6.1% | 4.9% | 1,304 |
18 June 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 2019 | — | Good |