Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
—
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-4.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.8%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.7% of income.
16 May 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
812
Capacity
821 (99%)
Free school meals
44.3%
English additional lang.
34.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
48.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.9
Mean salary
£50,573
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
40.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
8.0%
2024/25 · 864 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 | £6.2m | £6.1m | £4.6m | 74.4% | +£100k | £228k | 3.7% | £7,958 |
| 2022/23 | £6.5m | £6.5m | £4.9m | 75.0% | +£41k | £269k | 4.1% | £7,956 |
| 2023/24 | £4.7m | £4.9m | £3.3m | 70.3% | -£219k | £0 | 0.0% | — |
Teaching staff
£2.2m
Support staff
£400k
Premises
£282k
Other costs
£1.3m
21.7%
Admin staff
4.1%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.6%
Premises (total)
4.3%
Supply staff
4.7%
Catering
10.9%
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 | —* | 37.2 | 42.1% | 22.5% | 32.6% | — | 178 |
* 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 | 51.2 | 15.2 | £44,887 | 13.7% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2021/22 | 53.4 | 14.5 | £43,637 | 22.9% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2022/23 | 50.8 | 16.1 | £44,242 | 13.6% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2023/24 | 51.1 | — | £52,078 | 14.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2024/25 | 48.1 | 16.9 | £50,573 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
13.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
40.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
8.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.1% | 4.4% | +2.7pp | 25.1% | 5.8% | 1.3% | 839 |
| 2014/15 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 23.7% | 5.2% | 1.5% | 793 |
| 2015/16 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 20.7% | 4.2% | 2.5% | 749 |
| 2016/17 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 21.2% | 3.8% | 3.1% | 759 |
| 2017/18 | 6.7% | 4.8% | +1.9pp | 20.6% | 4.3% | 2.4% | 725 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 16.0% | 3.0% | 2.6% | 768 |
| 2020/21 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 22.1% | 4.4% | 2.8% | 798 |
| 2021/22 | 10.8% | 7.1% | +3.7pp | 37.4% | 5.5% | 5.4% | 829 |
| 2022/23 | 12.0% | 6.8% | +5.2pp | 41.5% | 5.5% | 6.6% | 851 |
| 2023/24 | 14.8% | 6.6% | +8.2pp | 43.7% | 5.5% | 9.3% | 845 |
| 2024/25 | 13.8% | 6.2% | +7.6pp | 40.5% | 5.8% | 8.0% | 864 |
16 May 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2019 | URN 119790 | Requires improvement |