Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£32,307.91
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
69.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-0.9%
of income
In-year balance
+10.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 23.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 20.5%.
8 December 2016 · 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
76
Capacity
77 (99%)
Free school meals
81.6%
English additional lang.
1.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
15.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
4.9
Mean salary
£44,911
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
17.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
48.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.4%
Unauthorised absence
9.5%
2024/25 · 78 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 | £1.8m | £1.8m | £1.5m | 80.9% | -£28k | -£484k | -26.9% | £27,698 |
| 2022/23 | £1.9m | £1.8m | £1.4m | 76.9% | +£53k | -£431k | -23.3% | £26,844 |
| 2023/24 | £2.1m | £1.9m | £1.5m | 71.7% | +£146k | -£284k | -13.6% | £28,975 |
| 2024/25 | £2.5m | £2.2m | £1.7m | 69.8% | +£262k | -£23k | -0.9% | £32,308 |
Teaching staff
£1.1m
Support staff
£505k
Premises
£171k
Other costs
£309k
5.3%
Admin staff
1.1%
Energy
1.0%
ICT
5.3%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
1.6%
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 | —* | 2.4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 12 |
* 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 | 14.1 | 4.9 | £42,640 | 14.2% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2021/22 | 17.1 | 3.8 | £43,037 | 8.2% | 0.0% | 10.3 |
| 2022/23 | 14.7 | 4.7 | £44,420 | 1.4% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 14.5 | 5.0 | £42,716 | 6.9% | 0.0% | 10.7 |
| 2024/25 | 15.4 | 4.9 | £44,911 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
17.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
48.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
9.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 30.9% | 4.4% | +26.5pp | 66.7% | 13.7% | 17.2% | 51 |
| 2014/15 | 25.5% | 4.5% | +21.0pp | 54.4% | 10.5% | 15.0% | 57 |
| 2015/16 | 17.2% | 4.5% | +12.7pp | 39.5% | 6.7% | 10.5% | 43 |
| 2016/17 | 18.9% | 4.6% | +14.4pp | 48.3% | 8.5% | 10.4% | 58 |
| 2017/18 | 20.2% | 4.8% | +15.5pp | 54.8% | 7.0% | 13.2% | 62 |
| 2018/19 | 22.6% | 4.6% | +18.0pp | 58.2% | 7.4% | 15.2% | 67 |
| 2020/21 | 19.4% | 4.5% | +14.9pp | 58.0% | 12.7% | 6.7% | 69 |
| 2021/22 | 23.3% | 7.1% | +16.1pp | 70.8% | 11.5% | 11.8% | 72 |
| 2022/23 | 19.4% | 6.8% | +12.6pp | 53.4% | 8.1% | 11.3% | 73 |
| 2023/24 | 20.5% | 6.6% | +14.0pp | 59.5% | 8.9% | 11.7% | 74 |
| 2024/25 | 17.8% | 6.2% | +11.6pp | 48.7% | 8.4% | 9.5% | 78 |
8 December 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sept 2014 | — | Requires improvement |