Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£4,418.08
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-11.1%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 11.1% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.
4 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
704
Capacity
723 (97%)
Free school meals
16.8%
English additional lang.
4.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
42.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.7
Mean salary
£52,167
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.1%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 727 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 | £4.3m | £4.0m | £3.3m | 75.7% | +£304k | £67k | 1.5% | £5,985 |
| 2022/23 | £4.8m | £4.6m | £3.5m | 72.1% | +£213k | -£40k | -0.8% | £6,577 |
| 2023/24 | £3.1m | £3.5m | £2.4m | 76.5% | -£346k | £0 | 0.0% | £4,418 |
Teaching staff
£1.7m
Support staff
£275k
Premises
£281k
Other costs
£801k
4.4%
Admin staff
5.0%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
13.4%
Premises (total)
2.3%
Supply staff
5.8%
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 | —* | 51.7 | 73.0% | 48.6% | 58.1% | — | 148 |
* 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 | 46.6 | 15.9 | £41,914 | 8.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 46.4 | 15.6 | £41,999 | 19.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 49.3 | 15.0 | £44,319 | 12.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 40.9 | 17.3 | £51,237 | 6.6% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2024/25 | 42.1 | 16.7 | £52,167 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 13.3% | 4.6% | 0.7% | 601 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 12.3% | 5.0% | 0.4% | 612 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.4% | 4.8% | 0.6% | 604 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 10.9% | 4.6% | 0.7% | 635 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 10.8% | 4.8% | 0.7% | 673 |
| 2018/19 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 15.1% | 4.9% | 1.3% | 727 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.8% | 4.5% | 0.8% | 751 |
| 2021/22 | 9.6% | 7.1% | +2.5pp | 27.4% | 8.6% | 1.0% | 745 |
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% | +2.0pp | 23.4% | 7.5% | 1.4% | 756 |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% | +3.1pp | 30.0% | 7.9% | 1.8% | 741 |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% | +2.7pp | 26.6% | 7.1% | 1.8% | 727 |
4 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 2012 | URN 121665 | Outstanding |