Flags
6
3 high
Per-pupil income
£9,403.57
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
79.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-1.3%
of income
In-year balance
-2.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.6%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -1.3%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.5% of income.
28 February 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
897
Capacity
1,573 (57%)
Free school meals
39.8%
English additional lang.
3.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
63.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.1
Mean salary
£54,033
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
33.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.8%
Unauthorised absence
7.9%
2024/25 · 798 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 | £8.0m | £7.7m | £5.6m | 69.8% | +£357k | -£81k | -1.0% | £7,533 |
| 2022/23 | £8.2m | £8.1m | £5.9m | 71.3% | +£90k | £9k | 0.1% | £7,853 |
| 2023/24 | £8.5m | £8.4m | £6.1m | 71.6% | +£98k | £107k | 1.3% | £8,478 |
| 2024/25 | £8.4m | £8.6m | £6.7m | 79.2% | -£214k | -£106k | -1.3% | £9,404 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£450k
Other costs
£1.5m
5.1%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
1.2%
ICT
7.3%
Premises (total)
1.8%
Supply staff
4.1%
Catering
1.9%
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 | —* | 35.2 | 41.5% | 19.9% | 9.1% | — | 176 |
* 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 | 78.5 | 14.3 | £42,158 | 11.2% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2021/22 | 73.7 | 14.5 | £40,598 | 15.2% | 0.0% | 10.4 |
| 2022/23 | 68.7 | 15.2 | £41,531 | 22.3% | 0.0% | 10.7 |
| 2023/24 | 69.0 | 14.4 | £44,440 | 6.7% | 0.0% | 9.0 |
| 2024/25 | 63.6 | 14.1 | £54,033 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
33.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.8% | 4.4% | +1.4pp | 15.7% | 4.5% | 1.3% | 700 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 17.5% | 5.0% | 1.1% | 692 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 17.1% | 4.8% | 1.2% | 720 |
| 2016/17 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 19.9% | 5.2% | 1.6% | 744 |
| 2017/18 | 8.1% | 4.8% | +3.3pp | 24.4% | 5.4% | 2.6% | 829 |
| 2018/19 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 16.4% | 4.5% | 2.4% | 939 |
| 2020/21 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 18.5% | 2.4% | 4.1% | 969 |
| 2021/22 | 10.9% | 7.1% | +3.8pp | 34.5% | 5.3% | 5.6% | 959 |
| 2022/23 | 12.5% | 6.8% | +5.7pp | 36.0% | 7.7% | 4.8% | 927 |
| 2023/24 | 12.8% | 6.6% | +6.3pp | 38.5% | 7.0% | 5.8% | 881 |
| 2024/25 | 11.6% | 6.2% | +5.4pp | 33.2% | 3.8% | 7.9% | 798 |
28 February 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2021 | — | Requires improvement |