Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£26,057.48
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
86.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
1.3%
of income
In-year balance
+0.3%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 86.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 1.3%.
18 March 2015 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
136
Capacity
110 (124%)
Free school meals
47.3%
English additional lang.
5.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 2–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
18.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
7.6
Mean salary
£54,036
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.6%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25 · 107 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 | £2.9m | £2.8m | £2.4m | 83.9% | +£35k | £13k | 0.5% | £21,801 |
| 2022/23 | £3.0m | £3.0m | £2.6m | 86.9% | -£28k | -£15k | -0.5% | £23,160 |
| 2023/24 | £3.3m | £3.2m | £2.8m | 84.0% | +£51k | £37k | 1.1% | £24,538 |
| 2024/25 | £3.5m | £3.5m | £3.1m | 86.4% | +£10k | £47k | 1.3% | £26,057 |
Teaching staff
£1.4m
Support staff
£1.5m
Premises
£130k
Other costs
£343k
3.7%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
1.6%
ICT
5.2%
Premises (total)
0.2%
Supply staff
0.9%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 10 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 16.9 | 7.6 | £45,392 | 22.5% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2021/22 | 18.6 | 7.0 | £42,655 | 8.6% | 0.0% | 11.1 |
| 2022/23 | 17.4 | 7.5 | £44,640 | 12.6% | 0.0% | 9.6 |
| 2023/24 | 18.3 | 7.3 | £45,429 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2024/25 | 18.0 | 7.6 | £54,036 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.4% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 10.1% | 4.2% | 0.2% | 79 |
| 2014/15 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 20.5% | 6.0% | 0.4% | 83 |
| 2015/16 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 16.7% | 5.2% | 0.9% | 84 |
| 2016/17 | 7.7% | 4.6% | +3.1pp | 18.8% | 5.6% | 2.1% | 85 |
| 2017/18 | 8.4% | 4.8% | +3.6pp | 28.2% | 5.6% | 2.8% | 85 |
| 2018/19 | 8.3% | 4.6% | +3.6pp | 25.3% | 6.1% | 2.2% | 91 |
| 2020/21 | 17.2% | 4.5% | +12.7pp | 71.1% | 16.9% | 0.3% | 97 |
| 2021/22 | 10.7% | 7.1% | +3.6pp | 34.0% | 10.0% | 0.8% | 100 |
| 2022/23 | 11.6% | 6.8% | +4.8pp | 37.5% | 9.4% | 2.1% | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 10.5% | 6.6% | +3.9pp | 31.2% | 8.4% | 2.1% | 109 |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% | +2.3pp | 28.0% | 7.6% | 1.0% | 107 |
18 March 2015 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 2011 | — | Good |