Flags
5
3 high
Per-pupil income
£9,181.25
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
85.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
19.5%
of income
In-year balance
-9.2%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 85.8%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 9.2% of income.
Elevated: turnover 30.5%, vacancy rate 5.1%, sickness 10.1 days.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes.
Elevated: turnover 31.9%.
25 May 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,119
Capacity
1,200 (93%)
Free school meals
35.6%
English additional lang.
27.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
64.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£52,640
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25 · 1,206 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 | £9.7m | £9.1m | £7.1m | 73.0% | +£545k | £2.9m | 30.1% | £8,356 |
| 2022/23 | £10.1m | £10.1m | £7.6m | 74.7% | +£44k | £3.0m | 29.3% | £9,028 |
| 2023/24 | £10.3m | £11.2m | £8.8m | 85.8% | -£942k | £2.0m | 19.5% | £9,181 |
Teaching staff
£6.5m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£315k
Other costs
£2.1m
6.3%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
4.7%
Premises (total)
1.9%
Supply staff
5.1%
Catering
4.7%
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 | —* | 40.4 | 50.4% | 26.9% | 51.7% | — | 238 |
* 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 | 79.5 | 14.8 | £46,277 | 27.7% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2021/22 | 73.2 | 15.8 | £48,126 | 22.4% | 2.7% | 7.7 |
| 2022/23 | 82.2 | 13.6 | £48,502 | 31.9% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2023/24 | 74.8 | 15.0 | £50,477 | 30.5% | 5.1% | 10.1 |
| 2024/25 | 64.2 | 17.4 | £52,640 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.1% | 4.4% | -0.3pp | 10.5% | 3.4% | 0.8% | 1,119 |
| 2014/15 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 10.2% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 1,205 |
| 2015/16 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 10.3% | 3.4% | 0.8% | 1,218 |
| 2016/17 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 9.2% | 3.2% | 0.7% | 1,226 |
| 2017/18 | 4.4% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 11.3% | 3.6% | 0.9% | 1,232 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 11.9% | 3.7% | 1.2% | 1,228 |
| 2020/21 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 10.9% | 2.8% | 0.9% | 1,210 |
| 2021/22 | 7.0% | 7.1% | -0.2pp | 18.5% | 4.8% | 2.2% | 1,206 |
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 21.1% | 4.7% | 3.0% | 1,194 |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% | +1.1pp | 21.0% | 4.6% | 3.0% | 1,218 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 24.2% | 5.0% | 2.9% | 1,206 |
25 May 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 2013 | — | Good |