Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,641.88
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-26.5%
of income
In-year balance
-0.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.6%.
7 February 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
524
Capacity
600 (87%)
Free school meals
40.3%
English additional lang.
3.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
35.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.8
Mean salary
£50,696
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.7%
Unauthorised absence
5.9%
2024/25 · 567 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 | £2.5m | £2.8m | £2.0m | 80.3% | -£272k | -£772k | -30.7% | £5,673 |
| 2022/23 | £3.3m | £3.3m | £2.4m | 72.4% | +£57k | -£862k | -26.0% | £6,835 |
| 2023/24 | £3.9m | £3.9m | £2.9m | 74.2% | -£2k | -£1.0m | -26.5% | £7,642 |
Teaching staff
£2.1m
Support staff
£505k
Premises
£297k
Other costs
£711k
7.2%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
1.2%
ICT
7.5%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
2.9%
Catering
4.1%
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 | —* | 41.6 | 66.7% | 35.6% | 80.5% | — | 87 |
* 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 | 21.6 | 18.4 | £43,970 | 22.9% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2021/22 | 24.6 | 18.0 | £42,188 | 20.3% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2022/23 | 29.4 | 16.5 | £45,137 | 23.8% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2023/24 | 35.8 | 14.3 | £50,775 | 24.7% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2024/25 | 35.4 | 14.8 | £50,696 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.7% | 4.4% | +3.3pp | 22.8% | 4.3% | 3.4% | 395 |
| 2014/15 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 21.7% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 360 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.5% | 2.8% | 2.2% | 349 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 11.1% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 350 |
| 2017/18 | 5.9% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 15.3% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 359 |
| 2018/19 | 7.3% | 4.6% | +2.6pp | 17.5% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 383 |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.8% | 3.5% | 1.1% | 407 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 21.5% | 4.8% | 3.3% | 470 |
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% | +1.4pp | 21.8% | 3.8% | 4.4% | 500 |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% | +3.6pp | 27.1% | 4.4% | 5.8% | 535 |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% | +3.4pp | 24.0% | 3.7% | 5.9% | 567 |
7 February 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 2015 | — | Requires improvement |