Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,483.74
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-3.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.0% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
7 October 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
497
Capacity
575 (86%)
Free school meals
23.9%
English additional lang.
8.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
28.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.6
Mean salary
£49,416
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25 · 525 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 | £3.4m | £3.2m | £2.4m | 70.3% | +£220k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,844 |
| 2022/23 | £3.5m | £3.3m | £2.5m | 70.1% | +£217k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,994 |
| 2023/24 | £3.7m | £3.8m | £2.7m | 73.0% | -£109k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,484 |
Teaching staff
£1.9m
Support staff
£134k
Premises
£196k
Other costs
£906k
12.8%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
1.6%
ICT
9.5%
Premises (total)
4.0%
Supply staff
4.9%
Catering
1.5%
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 | —* | 37.8 | 52.4% | 29.3% | 56.1% | — | 82 |
* 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 | 32.0 | 16.5 | £41,957 | 19.7% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2021/22 | 29.5 | 16.9 | £41,506 | 36.4% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2022/23 | 28.6 | 17.6 | £44,262 | 33.0% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2023/24 | 26.8 | 18.3 | £49,525 | 28.1% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2024/25 | 28.2 | 17.6 | £49,416 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 13.6% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 618 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 11.9% | 4.5% | 0.7% | 615 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 14.1% | 4.5% | 1.0% | 602 |
| 2016/17 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 16.8% | 4.8% | 1.4% | 614 |
| 2017/18 | 6.5% | 4.8% | +1.7pp | 17.3% | 4.7% | 1.8% | 591 |
| 2018/19 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.4pp | 20.3% | 5.6% | 1.4% | 572 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 15.4% | 4.7% | 1.0% | 546 |
| 2021/22 | 9.0% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 30.7% | 7.6% | 1.4% | 538 |
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% | +2.3pp | 26.9% | 7.4% | 1.7% | 531 |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% | +2.4pp | 29.1% | 7.3% | 1.6% | 532 |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% | +2.1pp | 25.5% | 6.7% | 1.6% | 525 |
7 October 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2013 | URN 121169 | Requires improvement |