Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,154.62
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
21.4%
of income
In-year balance
+5.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.2%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 17.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.4%.
19 September 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,201
Capacity
1,250 (96%)
Free school meals
40.4%
English additional lang.
58.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
67.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.8
Mean salary
£48,102
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.4%
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
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25 · 1,280 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 | £7.8m | £7.6m | £5.5m | 70.1% | +£237k | £1.0m | 13.5% | £7,554 |
| 2022/23 | £8.9m | £8.3m | £5.8m | 65.3% | +£645k | £1.6m | 18.3% | £8,065 |
| 2023/24 | £9.7m | £9.2m | £6.6m | 68.2% | +£521k | £2.1m | 21.4% | £8,155 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£667k
Other costs
£1.9m
3.7%
Admin staff
3.6%
Energy
1.7%
ICT
9.9%
Premises (total)
3.4%
Supply staff
5.8%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 36.5 | 47.0% | 20.1% | 32.1% | — | 234 |
* 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 | 57.7 | 16.5 | £45,641 | 1.7% | 0.0% | 8.5 |
| 2021/22 | 63.8 | 16.2 | £44,712 | 6.3% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2022/23 | 67.6 | 16.3 | £46,145 | 19.2% | 0.0% | 8.4 |
| 2023/24 | 65.6 | 18.1 | £45,621 | 17.9% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2024/25 | 67.4 | 17.8 | £48,102 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 13.8% | 3.1% | 2.3% | 1,226 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 17.4% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 1,144 |
| 2015/16 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 17.6% | 3.5% | 3.3% | 1,060 |
| 2016/17 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 18.4% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 1,016 |
| 2017/18 | 6.5% | 4.8% | +1.7pp | 16.1% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 930 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 16.4% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 924 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 13.2% | 3.1% | 2.4% | 1,003 |
| 2021/22 | 9.0% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 27.9% | 5.0% | 4.1% | 1,089 |
| 2022/23 | 10.0% | 6.8% | +3.2pp | 31.5% | 5.2% | 4.8% | 1,181 |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% | +3.7pp | 31.5% | 4.8% | 5.5% | 1,265 |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% | +3.2pp | 28.2% | 5.2% | 4.2% | 1,280 |
19 September 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2018 | — | Good |