Flags
4
3 high
Per-pupil income
£3,764.36
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+4.6%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.8%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.0%.
14 June 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,033
Capacity
1,041 (99%)
Free school meals
32.9%
English additional lang.
30.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
64.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.0
Mean salary
£48,565
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
38.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.5%
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25 · 1,007 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 | £6.9m | £6.6m | £5.2m | 74.3% | +£302k | £870k | 12.5% | £6,702 |
| 2022/23 | £7.4m | £7.3m | £5.6m | 75.4% | +£44k | £918k | 12.4% | £7,114 |
| 2023/24 | £3.9m | £3.7m | £3.0m | 78.0% | +£177k | £0 | 0.0% | £3,764 |
Teaching staff
£1.9m
Support staff
£514k
Premises
£61k
Other costs
£611k
4.8%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
4.5%
Premises (total)
9.5%
Supply staff
1.7%
Catering
1.5%
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 | —* | 35.4 | 48.4% | 25.8% | 20.4% | — | 186 |
* 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 | 62.7 | 16.0 | £39,571 | 22.5% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2021/22 | 55.8 | 18.5 | £42,661 | 22.4% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2022/23 | 57.7 | 18.0 | £40,744 | 30.2% | 0.0% | 7.9 |
| 2023/24 | 57.2 | 18.0 | £44,937 | 23.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 2024/25 | 64.6 | 16.0 | £48,565 | —% | 1.5% | — |
Overall absence
11.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
38.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 12.9% | 4.2% | 0.8% | 846 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 12.2% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 834 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 15.0% | 5.2% | 0.8% | 865 |
| 2016/17 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 18.3% | 5.1% | 1.3% | 900 |
| 2017/18 | 6.7% | 4.8% | +1.9pp | 18.2% | 5.3% | 1.3% | 916 |
| 2018/19 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 15.0% | 4.7% | 1.4% | 949 |
| 2020/21 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 14.3% | 4.2% | 1.5% | 974 |
| 2021/22 | 13.1% | 7.1% | +6.0pp | 46.6% | 9.9% | 3.2% | 969 |
| 2022/23 | 13.7% | 6.8% | +6.9pp | 44.2% | 9.2% | 4.4% | 1,011 |
| 2023/24 | 14.8% | 6.6% | +8.2pp | 51.9% | 10.4% | 4.4% | 961 |
| 2024/25 | 11.6% | 6.2% | +5.4pp | 38.8% | 7.5% | 4.0% | 1,007 |
14 June 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Dec 2018 | URN 137256 | Requires improvement |