Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
—
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
12.6%
of income
In-year balance
+3.7%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
19 October 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,341
Capacity
1,651 (81%)
Free school meals
18.0%
English additional lang.
2.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
91.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.6
Mean salary
£47,577
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.4%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 1,128 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 | £9.9m | £9.1m | £6.9m | 69.8% | +£782k | £356k | 3.6% | £6,601 |
| 2022/23 | £10.3m | £10.0m | £7.4m | 71.7% | +£316k | £672k | 6.5% | £7,141 |
| 2023/24 | £7.5m | £7.2m | £5.2m | 68.7% | +£277k | £949k | 12.6% | — |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£782k
Premises
£330k
Other costs
£1.7m
7.7%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
4.8%
Premises (total)
2.3%
Supply staff
5.1%
Catering
3.8%
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 | —* | 43.2 | 62.5% | 37.5% | 15.0% | — | 253 |
* 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 | 93.8 | 15.9 | £43,336 | 13.3% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2021/22 | 89.2 | 16.7 | £42,914 | 15.7% | 0.0% | 12.6 |
| 2022/23 | 90.5 | 15.9 | £44,724 | 12.9% | 0.0% | 9.7 |
| 2023/24 | — | — | — | —% | —% | 5.1 |
| 2024/25 | 91.7 | 14.6 | £47,577 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 15.9% | 4.8% | 0.8% | 784 |
| 2014/15 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 18.1% | 5.1% | 1.2% | 784 |
| 2015/16 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 18.1% | 4.8% | 1.6% | 748 |
| 2016/17 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 17.7% | 4.6% | 2.0% | 746 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 15.5% | 4.9% | 1.4% | 1,212 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 14.3% | 4.3% | 1.7% | 1,199 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.2% | 4.4% | 0.9% | 1,250 |
| 2021/22 | 11.4% | 7.1% | +4.3pp | 37.4% | 8.9% | 2.5% | 1,249 |
| 2022/23 | 9.0% | 6.8% | +2.2pp | 28.3% | 6.8% | 2.2% | 1,229 |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% | +2.7pp | 27.8% | 7.0% | 2.2% | 1,189 |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% | +3.7pp | 29.3% | 6.4% | 3.5% | 1,128 |
19 October 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Sept 2012 | URN 122362 | Good |