Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£39,045.45
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
12.3%
of income
In-year balance
+8.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
9 June 2015 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
71
Capacity
70 (101%)
Free school meals
52.1%
English additional lang.
40.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
17.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
4.0
Mean salary
£48,969
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.4%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 72 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 | £2.0m | £2.0m | £1.8m | 89.7% | -£16k | £171k | 8.7% | £31,790 |
| 2022/23 | £2.1m | £2.2m | £1.8m | 86.6% | -£97k | £102k | 4.9% | £33,435 |
| 2023/24 | £2.6m | £2.4m | £2.0m | 76.8% | +£219k | £316k | 12.3% | £39,045 |
Teaching staff
£1.0m
Support staff
£492k
Premises
£85k
Other costs
£295k
6.1%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
1.8%
ICT
5.0%
Premises (total)
10.9%
Supply staff
1.6%
Catering
1.7%
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 | —* | 3.7 | 7.1% | 7.1% | 0.0% | — | 14 |
* 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 | 14.4 | 4.2 | £45,688 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2021/22 | 14.8 | 4.2 | £43,058 | 6.8% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2022/23 | 15.8 | 3.9 | £43,967 | 12.7% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2023/24 | 17.8 | 3.7 | £51,250 | 11.2% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2024/25 | 17.6 | 4.0 | £48,969 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.7% | 4.4% | +2.3pp | 23.1% | 6.5% | 0.1% | 13 |
| 2014/15 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 24.0% | 5.1% | 1.7% | 25 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 16.7% | 4.5% | 1.4% | 30 |
| 2016/17 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 24.4% | 5.8% | 0.9% | 45 |
| 2017/18 | 8.6% | 4.8% | +3.8pp | 34.5% | 7.3% | 1.3% | 58 |
| 2018/19 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 22.4% | 6.3% | 0.9% | 58 |
| 2020/21 | 22.6% | 4.5% | +18.1pp | 74.6% | 20.4% | 2.2% | 63 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 31.7% | 7.3% | 1.8% | 60 |
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% | +3.7pp | 30.8% | 6.9% | 3.6% | 65 |
| 2023/24 | 11.2% | 6.6% | +4.6pp | 31.4% | 7.3% | 3.9% | 70 |
| 2024/25 | 9.0% | 6.2% | +2.8pp | 29.2% | 6.4% | 2.6% | 72 |
9 June 2015 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good