Flags
5
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,244.27
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
84.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-8.4%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 84.6%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 8.4% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
23 January 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
979
Capacity
1,176 (83%)
Free school meals
28.4%
English additional lang.
51.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
62.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.8
Mean salary
£48,468
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25 · 889 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 | £5.9m | £4.4m | 67.1% | +£715k | £1.2m | 17.7% | £6,715 |
| 2022/23 | £7.2m | £7.1m | £5.1m | 71.6% | +£82k | £939k | 13.1% | £7,195 |
| 2023/24 | £7.3m | £7.9m | £6.1m | 84.6% | -£610k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,244 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£469k
Other costs
£1.3m
7.4%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
6.4%
Premises (total)
1.1%
Supply staff
2.3%
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 | —* | 44.8 | 59.6% | 41.0% | 13.5% | — | 156 |
* 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 | 63.6 | 14.2 | £37,644 | 14.3% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2021/22 | 63.5 | 15.4 | £39,329 | 29.3% | 0.0% | 10.3 |
| 2022/23 | 68.3 | 14.6 | £41,026 | 25.3% | 5.5% | 9.7 |
| 2023/24 | 71.6 | 14.0 | £47,327 | 26.3% | 0.0% | 10.5 |
| 2024/25 | 62.0 | 15.8 | £48,468 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 14.5% | 4.0% | 1.8% | 83 |
| 2016/17 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 16.1% | 4.2% | 2.0% | 254 |
| 2017/18 | 6.8% | 4.8% | +2.0pp | 19.8% | 3.7% | 3.1% | 429 |
| 2018/19 | 7.5% | 4.6% | +2.8pp | 21.7% | 3.0% | 4.5% | 622 |
| 2020/21 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 19.6% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 905 |
| 2021/22 | 12.5% | 7.1% | +5.3pp | 44.4% | 6.3% | 6.2% | 904 |
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% | +3.1pp | 31.8% | 4.6% | 5.3% | 903 |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% | +2.7pp | 29.5% | 4.7% | 4.5% | 895 |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% | +2.1pp | 26.9% | 4.4% | 3.9% | 889 |
23 January 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 2018 | — | Good |