Flags
5
4 high
Per-pupil income
£7,850.66
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
96.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-19.7%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 96.4%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 19.7% of income.
Elevated: turnover 16.7%, vacancy rate 6.3%, sickness 8.4 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.7%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good13 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
546
Capacity
692 (79%)
Free school meals
48.0%
English additional lang.
6.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
34.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.8
Mean salary
£50,170
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
34.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.5%
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
2024/25 · 596 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 | £3.3m | £2.4m | 72.4% | +£12k | £281k | 8.4% | £7,722 |
| 2022/23 | £3.7m | £4.4m | £3.4m | 93.0% | -£750k | -£647k | -17.6% | £7,536 |
| 2023/24 | £4.2m | £5.0m | £4.0m | 96.4% | -£818k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,851 |
Teaching staff
£2.6m
Support staff
£798k
Premises
£272k
Other costs
£697k
7.4%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
7.2%
Premises (total)
4.8%
Supply staff
0.2%
Catering
2.9%
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 | —* | 36.1 | 47.0% | 33.7% | 15.7% | — | 83 |
* 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 | 23.4 | 17.6 | £43,994 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2021/22 | 25.8 | 16.9 | £45,498 | 12.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 28.5 | 17.1 | £44,786 | 38.3% | 9.5% | — |
| 2023/24 | 30.0 | 17.6 | £48,262 | 16.7% | 6.3% | 8.4 |
| 2024/25 | 34.6 | 15.8 | £50,170 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
34.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.6% | 4.4% | +2.3pp | 20.1% | 4.2% | 2.4% | 472 |
| 2014/15 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 18.4% | 4.1% | 2.1% | 457 |
| 2015/16 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 13.4% | 3.6% | 2.0% | 418 |
| 2016/17 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 14.7% | 3.8% | 1.9% | 421 |
| 2017/18 | 6.5% | 4.8% | +1.7pp | 21.6% | 4.2% | 2.3% | 421 |
| 2018/19 | 9.0% | 4.6% | +4.4pp | 28.1% | 4.7% | 4.4% | 435 |
| 2020/21 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 14.6% | 3.9% | 2.6% | 438 |
| 2021/22 | 13.0% | 7.1% | +5.9pp | 39.6% | 9.0% | 4.0% | 459 |
| 2022/23 | 19.1% | 6.8% | +12.3pp | 48.1% | 12.5% | 6.5% | 545 |
| 2023/24 | 17.0% | 6.6% | +10.4pp | 43.3% | 11.3% | 5.8% | 582 |
| 2024/25 | 12.7% | 6.2% | +6.5pp | 34.4% | 7.5% | 5.2% | 596 |
13 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov 2021 | URN 138481 | Inadequate |