Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£9,087.91
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+3.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.8%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 31.3%.
21 May 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
669
Capacity
750 (89%)
Free school meals
34.5%
English additional lang.
19.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
39.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.8
Mean salary
£57,269
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
1.8%
Unauthorised absence
9.0%
2024/25 · 741 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 | £5.5m | £5.3m | £4.2m | 76.1% | +£213k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,295 |
| 2022/23 | £5.8m | £5.9m | £4.3m | 74.2% | -£50k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,418 |
| 2023/24 | £6.6m | £6.4m | £4.8m | 71.8% | +£251k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,088 |
Teaching staff
£3.0m
Support staff
£911k
Premises
£370k
Other costs
£1.2m
4.2%
Admin staff
5.2%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
9.1%
Premises (total)
5.9%
Supply staff
4.1%
Catering
2.3%
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 | —* | 37.5 | 48.0% | 28.3% | 11.8% | — | 127 |
* 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 | 43.0 | 15.2 | £42,030 | 16.3% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 37.0 | 17.9 | £43,136 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2022/23 | 42.2 | 16.4 | £45,836 | 39.8% | 0.0% | 9.2 |
| 2023/24 | 46.0 | 15.8 | £51,616 | 31.3% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2024/25 | 39.8 | 16.8 | £57,269 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
9.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 8.5% | 4.4% | +4.1pp | 30.3% | 4.9% | 3.5% | 429 |
| 2014/15 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 21.3% | 4.2% | 2.0% | 461 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.5% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 484 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.2% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 547 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 14.2% | 2.3% | 3.2% | 583 |
| 2018/19 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 16.9% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 646 |
| 2020/21 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 20.9% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 732 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 25.6% | 4.1% | 5.0% | 730 |
| 2022/23 | 11.4% | 6.8% | +4.6pp | 35.6% | 4.2% | 7.2% | 742 |
| 2023/24 | 11.8% | 6.6% | +5.3pp | 37.8% | 2.6% | 9.3% | 809 |
| 2024/25 | 10.8% | 6.2% | +4.6pp | 32.3% | 1.8% | 9.0% | 741 |
21 May 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2017 | — | Good |