Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,914.5
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
67.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.4%
of income
In-year balance
-6.8%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 6.8% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
14 November 2018 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
52.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£45,729
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25 · 879 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 | £5.8m | £5.4m | £4.1m | 70.8% | +£367k | £542k | 9.4% | £6,488 |
| 2022/23 | £6.3m | £6.0m | £4.3m | 68.2% | +£329k | £871k | 13.8% | £7,029 |
| 2023/24 | £7.0m | £7.0m | £4.6m | 64.8% | +£56k | £927k | 13.2% | £8,052 |
| 2024/25 | £7.6m | £8.1m | £5.1m | 67.7% | -£516k | £411k | 5.4% | £8,915 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
Support staff
£891k
Premises
£611k
Other costs
£2.3m
| 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 | —* | 43.0 | 58.0% | 34.6% | 30.9% | — | 188 |
* 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 | 52.1 | 16.4 | £41,388 | 8.3% | 1.9% | 4.7 |
| 2021/22 | 54.5 | 16.4 | £42,480 | 18.4% | 0.0% | 11.0 |
| 2022/23 | 52.0 | 17.3 | £41,165 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2023/24 | 52.6 | 16.6 | £42,048 | 25.1% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2024/25 | 52.2 | 16.2 | £45,729 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.8% | 4.4% | +1.4pp | 15.8% | 4.0% | 1.8% | 728 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 14.3% | 3.6% | 1.6% | 680 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 10.9% | 3.4% | 1.8% | 722 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 11.5% | 3.1% | 2.3% | 722 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 13.7% | 3.4% | 2.4% | 760 |
| 2018/19 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 16.8% | 3.8% | 2.6% | 800 |
| 2020/21 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 16.9% | 3.5% | 2.5% | 876 |
| 2021/22 | 9.2% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 25.8% | 5.5% | 3.7% | 911 |
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% | +4.5pp | 31.7% | 6.0% | 5.4% | 933 |
| 2023/24 | 11.7% | 6.6% | +5.1pp | 29.4% | 6.2% | 5.5% | 903 |
| 2024/25 | 10.5% | 6.2% | +4.3pp | 28.2% | 6.2% | 4.3% | 879 |
14 November 2018 · S5 Inspection
Inspected as URN 116450
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2014 | URN 116450 | Good |