Flags
3
3 high
Per-pupil income
£9,025
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+17.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.7%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Personal development, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.2%.
12 September 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
InadequateLeadership & management
Inadequate2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
768
Capacity
1,530 (50%)
Free school meals
20.7%
English additional lang.
32.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
51.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.0
Mean salary
£51,000
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.4%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 829 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 | £3.6m | £2.3m | £1.8m | 50.7% | +£1.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,608 |
| 2022/23 | £4.3m | £4.3m | £3.5m | 82.1% | +£2k | £0 | 0.0% | £5,877 |
| 2023/24 | £7.6m | £6.2m | £5.2m | 68.4% | +£1.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £9,025 |
Teaching staff
£3.2m
Support staff
£666k
Premises
-£110k
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 | —* | 46.6 | 71.4% | 50.3% | 20.5% | — | 161 |
* 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 | 19.1 | 18.2 | £43,604 | 30.2% | 0.0% | 0.9 |
| 2021/22 | 30.6 | 17.9 | £45,454 | 23.6% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 36.6 | 19.8 | £36,199 | 32.8% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2023/24 | 44.0 | 19.1 | £41,127 | 34.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 2024/25 | 51.2 | 15.0 | £51,000 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 16.1% | 4.5% | 1.2% | 366 |
| 2021/22 | 10.9% | 7.1% | +3.8pp | 32.8% | 6.9% | 4.0% | 601 |
| 2022/23 | 12.7% | 6.8% | +5.9pp | 33.2% | 8.5% | 4.2% | 793 |
| 2023/24 | 12.2% | 6.6% | +5.7pp | 34.9% | 7.0% | 5.2% | 944 |
| 2024/25 | 9.0% | 6.2% | +2.8pp | 25.3% | 6.4% | 2.6% | 829 |
12 September 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
InadequateLeadership & management
Inadequate