Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,327.57
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.3%
of income
In-year balance
+3.7%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
2 July 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,151
Capacity
1,200 (96%)
Free school meals
40.9%
English additional lang.
12.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
58.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.8
Mean salary
£53,179
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 1,196 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 | £7.1m | £6.6m | £5.1m | 71.1% | +£495k | £509k | 7.2% | £7,258 |
| 2022/23 | £8.1m | £8.0m | £5.9m | 73.5% | +£88k | £252k | 3.1% | £7,694 |
| 2023/24 | £9.2m | £8.8m | £6.5m | 71.4% | +£341k | £213k | 2.3% | £8,328 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£590k
Other costs
£1.7m
4.9%
Admin staff
3.7%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
10.1%
Premises (total)
6.1%
Supply staff
2.1%
Catering
1.2%
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 | — | 35.0 | 43.6% | 21.8% | 12.4% | — | 202 |
| 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 | 47.7 | 18.4 | £42,972 | 2.1% | 0.0% | 1.0 |
| 2021/22 | 56.5 | 17.3 | £42,443 | 15.6% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2022/23 | 50.5 | 20.7 | £45,633 | 29.3% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2023/24 | 37.1 | 29.6 | £53,500 | 13.5% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2024/25 | 58.0 | 19.8 | £53,179 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 8.3% | 4.4% | +3.9pp | 26.1% | 5.3% | 3.0% | 663 |
| 2014/15 | 8.9% | 4.5% | +4.4pp | 25.2% | 5.8% | 3.0% | 646 |
| 2015/16 | 7.8% | 4.5% | +3.3pp | 25.3% | 4.9% | 2.9% | 664 |
| 2016/17 | 8.2% | 4.6% | +3.6pp | 27.4% | 5.0% | 3.2% | 646 |
| 2017/18 | 8.8% | 4.8% | +4.1pp | 28.9% | 5.4% | 3.5% | 689 |
| 2018/19 | 7.6% | 4.6% | +2.9pp | 24.9% | 4.4% | 3.2% | 764 |
| 2020/21 | 8.0% | 4.5% | +3.5pp | 24.7% | 5.9% | 2.2% | 900 |
| 2021/22 | 11.7% | 7.1% | +4.5pp | 38.2% | 7.4% | 4.2% | 1,023 |
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% | +3.3pp | 31.3% | 6.0% | 4.1% | 1,090 |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% | +3.7pp | 30.4% | 6.2% | 4.1% | 1,150 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 19.9% | 4.8% | 2.6% | 1,196 |
2 July 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan 2019 | — | Good |