Flags
4
3 high
Per-pupil income
—
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
17.8%
of income
In-year balance
+4.5%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.3%.
Elevated: turnover 21.7%.
20 June 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,102
Capacity
1,374 (80%)
Free school meals
24.0%
English additional lang.
2.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
67.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.4
Mean salary
£51,052
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.9%
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
2024/25 · 1,056 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 | £7.2m | £7.0m | £5.4m | 75.3% | +£229k | £803k | 11.1% | £6,191 |
| 2022/23 | £7.4m | £7.7m | £5.9m | 80.0% | -£332k | £471k | 6.4% | £6,342 |
| 2023/24 | £3.5m | £3.4m | £2.5m | 70.6% | +£161k | £632k | 17.8% | — |
Teaching staff
£1.8m
Support staff
£429k
Premises
£120k
Other costs
£762k
3.1%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
6.4%
Premises (total)
6.6%
Supply staff
3.8%
Catering
3.0%
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 | —* | 36.7 | 43.1% | 22.8% | 37.1% | — | 202 |
* 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 | 68.5 | 16.3 | £40,545 | 21.6% | 0.0% | 8.4 |
| 2021/22 | 73.0 | 16.0 | £40,432 | 16.3% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2022/23 | 77.8 | 15.0 | £42,488 | 22.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 67.4 | 17.0 | £47,077 | 21.7% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2024/25 | 67.0 | 16.4 | £51,052 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 18.7% | 4.4% | 1.8% | 899 |
| 2014/15 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 18.5% | 4.4% | 2.6% | 907 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.6% | 2.9% | 1.8% | 903 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 11.2% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 904 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 12.8% | 3.4% | 1.6% | 915 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 9.9% | 3.3% | 1.4% | 952 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.2% | 3.9% | 1.5% | 1,018 |
| 2021/22 | 11.8% | 7.1% | +4.7pp | 38.1% | 8.4% | 3.5% | 1,055 |
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% | +3.6pp | 30.5% | 7.5% | 2.9% | 1,068 |
| 2023/24 | 11.8% | 6.6% | +5.2pp | 35.6% | 8.4% | 3.4% | 1,062 |
| 2024/25 | 12.3% | 6.2% | +6.0pp | 32.4% | 7.9% | 4.4% | 1,056 |
20 June 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2016 | URN 132217 | Good |