Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£10,828.64
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
52.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+31.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 15.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.0%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Elevated: sickness 17.6 days.
24 April 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
892
Capacity
900 (99%)
Free school meals
57.0%
English additional lang.
50.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
55.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£46,933
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
6.1%
2024/25 · 956 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 | £7.2m | £5.6m | £3.9m | 55.1% | +£1.6m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,268 |
| 2022/23 | £7.8m | £6.3m | £4.5m | 57.9% | +£1.5m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,806 |
| 2023/24 | £9.6m | £6.5m | £5.0m | 52.2% | +£3.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £10,829 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
Support staff
£853k
Premises
£234k
Other costs
£1.3m
2.4%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
1.3%
Premises (total)
5.8%
Supply staff
3.8%
Catering
0.6%
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 | —* | 35.8 | 45.1% | 23.2% | 17.1% | — | 164 |
* 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 | 47.8 | 18.1 | £42,604 | 10.5% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 50.8 | 17.0 | £41,089 | 25.2% | 0.0% | 11.3 |
| 2022/23 | 54.0 | 16.5 | £43,595 | 24.1% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2023/24 | 53.2 | 16.7 | £44,927 | 7.6% | 1.8% | 17.6 |
| 2024/25 | 55.2 | 16.2 | £46,933 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.7% | 4.4% | +2.3pp | 22.1% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 845 |
| 2014/15 | 7.7% | 4.5% | +3.2pp | 23.7% | 3.0% | 4.7% | 835 |
| 2015/16 | 7.9% | 4.5% | +3.4pp | 24.2% | 2.9% | 5.0% | 810 |
| 2016/17 | 7.8% | 4.6% | +3.2pp | 26.8% | 2.4% | 5.3% | 830 |
| 2017/18 | 7.0% | 4.8% | +2.3pp | 21.0% | 2.2% | 4.8% | 856 |
| 2018/19 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 15.4% | 1.7% | 4.2% | 895 |
| 2020/21 | 7.4% | 4.5% | +2.9pp | 23.5% | 2.2% | 5.2% | 907 |
| 2021/22 | 13.1% | 7.1% | +6.0pp | 40.0% | 2.9% | 10.2% | 901 |
| 2022/23 | 15.1% | 6.8% | +8.3pp | 39.6% | 4.3% | 10.8% | 931 |
| 2023/24 | 12.5% | 6.6% | +6.0pp | 34.0% | 4.7% | 7.8% | 940 |
| 2024/25 | 11.0% | 6.2% | +4.8pp | 29.1% | 4.9% | 6.1% | 956 |
24 April 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec 2018 | — | Good |