Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,378.5
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
76.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.6%
of income
In-year balance
+1.2%
of income
Elevated: turnover 22.2%.
17 October 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 12 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.
52.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.9
Mean salary
£50,982
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25 · 693 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 | £5.6m | £5.6m | £4.4m | 78.5% | -£654 | £459k | 8.2% | £6,967 |
| 2022/23 | £6.2m | £6.1m | £4.7m | 75.6% | +£67k | £526k | 8.5% | £7,785 |
| 2023/24 | — | £6.5m | £5.0m | —% | — | £584k | —% | — |
| 2024/25 | £6.9m | £6.9m | £5.3m | 76.9% | +£84k | £668k | 9.6% | £8,379 |
Teaching staff
£3.6m
Support staff
£914k
Premises
£331k
Other costs
£1.2m
| 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 | —* | 45.9 | 64.6% | 38.5% | 18.5% | — | 130 |
* 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 | 48.1 | 16.7 | £42,989 | 12.4% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2021/22 | 51.8 | 15.5 | £42,869 | 9.1% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2022/23 | 51.2 | 15.6 | £44,608 | 22.2% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2023/24 | 52.4 | 15.2 | £48,553 | 17.2% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2024/25 | 52.0 | 15.9 | £50,982 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.8% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 19.5% | 4.1% | 1.7% | 641 |
| 2014/15 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 19.9% | 3.7% | 2.5% | 628 |
| 2015/16 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 17.9% | 3.6% | 2.5% | 619 |
| 2016/17 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 18.3% | 3.6% | 2.7% | 640 |
| 2017/18 | 6.2% | 4.8% | +1.4pp | 20.4% | 3.5% | 2.7% | 642 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 14.0% | 3.0% | 2.2% | 652 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 14.9% | 3.4% | 1.7% | 676 |
| 2021/22 | 8.6% | 7.1% | +1.5pp | 28.7% | 6.4% | 2.3% | 677 |
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% | +1.4pp | 24.7% | 5.6% | 2.6% | 675 |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% | +0.2pp | 18.5% | 4.0% | 2.8% | 691 |
| 2024/25 | 6.0% | 6.2% | -0.2pp | 15.0% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 693 |
17 October 2013 · S5 Inspection
Inspected as URN 110907
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 May 2012 | URN 110907 | Requires improvement |