Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£25,624.75
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
87.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
14.1%
of income
In-year balance
-2.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.0%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 87.2%.
Elevated: turnover 31.6%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.6% of income.
28 November 2012 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 13 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
257
Free school meals
42.7%
English additional lang.
19.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
19.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.3
Mean salary
£52,897
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.9%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25 · 180 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 | £4.6m | £4.8m | £4.0m | 87.9% | -£164k | £529k | 11.5% | £20,487 |
| 2022/23 | £5.6m | £5.4m | £4.5m | 81.3% | +£157k | £686k | 12.3% | £22,755 |
| 2023/24 | £6.5m | £6.1m | £5.0m | 77.7% | +£416k | £1.1m | 17.0% | £25,955 |
| 2024/25 | £6.6m | £6.8m | £5.7m | 87.2% | -£175k | £927k | 14.1% | £25,625 |
Teaching staff
£2.6m
Support staff
£2.6m
Premises
£357k
Other costs
£658k
5.9%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
6.0%
Premises (total)
0.6%
Supply staff
3.9%
Catering
0.5%
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 | —* | 0.3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 37 |
* 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 | 29.9 | 7.1 | £44,167 | 13.3% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2021/22 | 27.2 | 8.2 | £46,528 | 5.2% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2022/23 | 32.3 | 7.6 | £48,476 | 21.7% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2023/24 | 27.2 | 9.2 | £52,675 | 31.6% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2024/25 | 19.3 | 13.3 | £52,897 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.9% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 15.1% | 5.6% | 0.3% | 93 |
| 2014/15 | 8.2% | 4.5% | +3.7pp | 23.7% | 6.6% | 1.6% | 93 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 18.1% | 5.1% | 0.9% | 94 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 16.0% | 5.4% | 0.6% | 106 |
| 2017/18 | 7.3% | 4.8% | +2.6pp | 24.8% | 6.6% | 0.7% | 113 |
| 2018/19 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 16.9% | 6.0% | 0.9% | 130 |
| 2020/21 | 7.6% | 4.5% | +3.1pp | 22.5% | 5.9% | 1.6% | 160 |
| 2021/22 | 12.0% | 7.1% | +4.8pp | 44.3% | 11.1% | 0.9% | 158 |
| 2022/23 | 9.0% | 6.8% | +2.2pp | 23.9% | 7.8% | 1.2% | 167 |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% | +2.0pp | 24.7% | 7.5% | 1.0% | 166 |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% | +3.0pp | 26.1% | 7.9% | 1.3% | 180 |
28 November 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 2008 | — | Outstanding |