Flags
5
2 high
Per-pupil income
£10,377.53
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
60.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
11.4%
of income
In-year balance
+8.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.9%.
Elevated: sickness 9.9 days.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 23.2%.
8 May 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
915
Capacity
1,050 (87%)
Free school meals
52.0%
English additional lang.
11.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
56.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.1
Mean salary
£50,151
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
5.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
33.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
6.4%
2024/25 · 980 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 | £7.7m | £5.6m | £4.5m | 58.9% | +£2.1m | £710k | 9.2% | £9,006 |
| 2022/23 | £8.5m | £7.7m | £5.2m | 60.7% | +£816k | £889k | 10.4% | £9,993 |
| 2023/24 | £9.2m | £8.5m | £5.6m | 60.1% | +£785k | £1.1m | 11.4% | £10,378 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
Support staff
£959k
Premises
£1.7m
Other costs
£1.2m
4.1%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
1.0%
ICT
0.7%
Premises (total)
3.1%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
3.2%
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 | —* | 35.5 | 43.8% | 22.6% | 24.7% | — | 146 |
* 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 | 49.9 | 16.9 | £44,897 | 7.7% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2021/22 | 57.1 | 15.0 | £44,625 | 17.9% | 0.0% | 12.0 |
| 2022/23 | 53.5 | 16.0 | £43,941 | 9.4% | 0.0% | 9.9 |
| 2023/24 | 54.9 | 16.2 | £49,816 | 23.2% | 1.8% | 6.8 |
| 2024/25 | 56.8 | 16.1 | £50,151 | —% | 5.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
33.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 9.3% | 4.4% | +5.0pp | 32.4% | 3.3% | 6.1% | 1,003 |
| 2014/15 | 8.3% | 4.5% | +3.8pp | 25.7% | 2.9% | 5.3% | 898 |
| 2015/16 | 8.0% | 4.5% | +3.5pp | 23.1% | 2.8% | 5.1% | 788 |
| 2016/17 | 7.2% | 4.6% | +2.6pp | 22.2% | 3.0% | 4.2% | 724 |
| 2017/18 | 8.5% | 4.8% | +3.7pp | 27.9% | 3.1% | 5.4% | 788 |
| 2018/19 | 8.0% | 4.6% | +3.4pp | 24.6% | 3.8% | 4.2% | 832 |
| 2020/21 | 9.4% | 4.5% | +4.9pp | 29.8% | 4.5% | 5.0% | 877 |
| 2021/22 | 14.5% | 7.1% | +7.4pp | 45.9% | 5.9% | 8.6% | 891 |
| 2022/23 | 13.5% | 6.8% | +6.7pp | 42.5% | 5.4% | 8.1% | 888 |
| 2023/24 | 14.4% | 6.6% | +7.8pp | 44.9% | 5.5% | 8.8% | 960 |
| 2024/25 | 11.9% | 6.2% | +5.7pp | 33.3% | 5.5% | 6.4% | 980 |
8 May 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2021 | — | Requires improvement |