Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,218.29
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
63.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+9.7%
of income
Elevated: turnover 23.7%, sickness 11.9 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.5%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
16 May 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,137
Capacity
1,437 (79%)
Free school meals
19.7%
English additional lang.
4.3%
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.
15.8
Mean salary
£48,549
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
33.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.6%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25 · 1,100 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 | £8.9m | £8.0m | £6.2m | 69.9% | +£947k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,377 |
| 2022/23 | £9.3m | £8.4m | £6.0m | 64.6% | +£888k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,144 |
| 2023/24 | £10.0m | £9.0m | £6.4m | 63.7% | +£967k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,218 |
Teaching staff
£5.0m
Support staff
£195k
Premises
£456k
Other costs
£2.2m
3.4%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
1.2%
ICT
4.8%
Premises (total)
7.5%
Supply staff
5.0%
Catering
3.3%
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 | —* | 43.2 | 61.2% | 40.3% | 16.4% | — | 201 |
* 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 | 89.7 | 15.8 | £39,246 | 19.1% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2021/22 | 85.9 | 16.3 | £41,549 | 23.7% | 0.0% | 11.9 |
| 2022/23 | 82.0 | 15.9 | £40,733 | 21.7% | 5.7% | 6.6 |
| 2023/24 | 79.1 | 15.4 | £45,108 | 28.7% | 1.2% | 6.1 |
| 2024/25 | 71.8 | 15.8 | £48,549 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
33.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 12.1% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 1,162 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.3% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 1,188 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.4% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 1,182 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 12.3% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 1,225 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 16.9% | 4.8% | 1.5% | 1,237 |
| 2018/19 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 16.6% | 4.9% | 1.9% | 1,269 |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 12.9% | 3.2% | 1.5% | 1,266 |
| 2021/22 | 11.0% | 7.1% | +3.9pp | 34.8% | 7.1% | 3.9% | 1,262 |
| 2022/23 | 10.7% | 6.8% | +3.9pp | 30.2% | 7.3% | 3.4% | 1,220 |
| 2023/24 | 11.9% | 6.6% | +5.4pp | 34.8% | 8.9% | 3.1% | 1,150 |
| 2024/25 | 11.5% | 6.2% | +5.3pp | 33.2% | 8.6% | 2.9% | 1,100 |
16 May 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2014 | URN 113540 | Outstanding |