Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,118.45
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
14.7%
of income
In-year balance
+11.0%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Elevated: sickness 8.6 days.
28 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
517
Capacity
615 (84%)
Free school meals
43.0%
English additional lang.
12.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
32.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.1
Mean salary
£49,843
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.1%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25 · 537 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 | £1.9m | £2.0m | £1.4m | 72.8% | -£100k | -£1 | 0.0% | £3,146 |
| 2022/23 | £4.7m | £4.5m | £3.4m | 73.6% | +£125k | £665k | 14.3% | £7,733 |
| 2023/24 | £4.7m | £4.2m | £3.3m | 70.0% | +£517k | £690k | 14.7% | £9,118 |
Teaching staff
£1.8m
Support staff
£408k
Premises
-£17k
Other costs
£907k
19.9%
Admin staff
3.1%
Energy
1.4%
ICT
0.2%
Premises (total)
1.8%
Supply staff
4.6%
Catering
0.4%
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 | —* | 37.4 | 48.4% | 31.2% | 7.5% | — | 93 |
* 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 | 44.2 | 14.2 | £42,573 | 17.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 43.2 | 13.9 | £44,374 | 7.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 40.1 | 14.1 | £44,657 | 28.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 32.4 | 15.9 | £44,512 | 13.6% | 0.0% | 8.6 |
| 2024/25 | 32.1 | 16.1 | £49,843 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.9% | 4.4% | +1.6pp | 17.8% | 4.4% | 1.5% | 667 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 16.1% | 4.3% | 1.7% | 672 |
| 2015/16 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 18.2% | 4.2% | 2.0% | 669 |
| 2016/17 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 20.2% | 4.4% | 2.1% | 672 |
| 2017/18 | 6.8% | 4.8% | +2.1pp | 18.9% | 4.9% | 1.9% | 703 |
| 2018/19 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 16.1% | 4.3% | 1.8% | 712 |
| 2020/21 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 19.5% | 4.7% | 1.2% | 642 |
| 2021/22 | 11.8% | 7.1% | +4.7pp | 39.6% | 9.1% | 2.8% | 613 |
| 2022/23 | 13.1% | 6.8% | +6.3pp | 42.6% | 9.2% | 3.8% | 585 |
| 2023/24 | 10.5% | 6.6% | +3.9pp | 30.3% | 7.0% | 3.5% | 552 |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% | +1.2pp | 16.9% | 4.1% | 3.3% | 537 |
28 November 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2016 | URN 112401 | Good |