Flags
5
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,242.08
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.6%
of income
In-year balance
+10.5%
of income
Elevated: turnover 36.8%, sickness 9.1 days.
Elevated: turnover 38.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.4%.
12 March 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
903
Capacity
1,115 (81%)
Free school meals
33.6%
English additional lang.
26.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
61.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.8
Mean salary
£49,716
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
4.6%
2024/25 · 858 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 | £6.6m | £5.8m | £4.6m | 69.4% | +£845k | £579k | 8.7% | £7,461 |
| 2022/23 | £7.2m | £6.8m | £5.1m | 72.0% | +£388k | £431k | 6.0% | £7,450 |
| 2023/24 | £8.1m | £7.2m | £5.7m | 70.6% | +£846k | £615k | 7.6% | £8,242 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
Support staff
£704k
Premises
£485k
Other costs
£1.0m
4.1%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
6.6%
Premises (total)
1.7%
Supply staff
0.9%
Catering
0.2%
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 | —* | 37.5 | 40.0% | 23.0% | 57.8% | — | 135 |
* 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 | 61.2 | 13.6 | £45,695 | 19.9% | 1.6% | 7.0 |
| 2021/22 | 64.8 | 13.8 | £44,477 | 25.6% | 0.0% | 9.2 |
| 2022/23 | 62.2 | 15.4 | £48,061 | 38.6% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2023/24 | 64.7 | 15.1 | £52,028 | 36.8% | 1.5% | 9.1 |
| 2024/25 | 61.1 | 14.8 | £49,716 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 13.2% | 2.9% | 2.0% | 517 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 11.8% | 2.8% | 1.8% | 533 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 12.4% | 3.0% | 1.6% | 582 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 11.6% | 2.6% | 2.1% | 628 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 12.2% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 624 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 12.3% | 2.7% | 2.2% | 684 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 12.6% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 768 |
| 2021/22 | 8.8% | 7.1% | +1.6pp | 26.2% | 4.8% | 4.0% | 822 |
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% | +3.4pp | 29.2% | 5.5% | 4.8% | 883 |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% | +3.4pp | 30.9% | 5.3% | 4.7% | 912 |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% | +3.2pp | 28.6% | 4.8% | 4.6% | 858 |
12 March 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2015 | — | Good |