Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,079.51
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.6%
of income
In-year balance
+7.4%
of income
Elevated: turnover 22.7%, vacancy rate 4.3%.
Elevated: turnover 19.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.
25 January 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
740
Capacity
900 (82%)
Free school meals
29.1%
English additional lang.
33.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
39.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.6
Mean salary
£52,387
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
4.8%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25 · 777 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 | £1.8m | £1.4m | £1.2m | 69.1% | +£326k | £244k | 13.9% | £7,517 |
| 2022/23 | £2.8m | £2.6m | £2.0m | 73.3% | +£120k | £204k | 7.4% | £7,616 |
| 2023/24 | £4.6m | £4.2m | £3.4m | 74.2% | +£337k | £303k | 6.6% | £8,080 |
Teaching staff
£2.7m
Support staff
£383k
Premises
£225k
Other costs
£616k
3.1%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
6.9%
Premises (total)
3.6%
Supply staff
3.7%
Catering
1.3%
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 | —* | 46.4 | 78.4% | 54.1% | 16.2% | — | 111 |
* 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 | 5.8 | 19.0 | £51,705 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 13.9 | 16.8 | £45,838 | 23.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 22.0 | 16.5 | £44,168 | 22.7% | 4.3% | — |
| 2023/24 | 35.4 | 16.0 | £47,483 | 19.8% | 2.7% | 4.9 |
| 2024/25 | 39.8 | 18.6 | £52,387 | —% | 4.8% | — |
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 13.2% | 3.4% | 1.1% | 121 |
| 2021/22 | 5.4% | 7.1% | -1.7pp | 15.8% | 3.9% | 1.5% | 259 |
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% | -0.2pp | 16.1% | 4.6% | 2.0% | 366 |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% | +0.9pp | 21.9% | 4.4% | 3.0% | 585 |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% | +2.3pp | 24.6% | 4.5% | 4.0% | 777 |
25 January 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good