Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£9,488.76
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-7.0%
of income
In-year balance
-2.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 17.4%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 30.4%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.6% of income.
12 September 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
544
Capacity
704 (77%)
Free school meals
58.3%
English additional lang.
8.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
32.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.5
Mean salary
£54,014
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.9%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
17.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
42.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
11.1%
2024/25 · 607 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 | £5.1m | £4.9m | £3.3m | 64.8% | +£216k | £246k | 4.8% | £8,336 |
| 2022/23 | £4.8m | £4.8m | £3.1m | 65.1% | -£29k | £13k | 0.3% | £9,509 |
| 2023/24 | £5.1m | £5.2m | £3.4m | 68.0% | -£130k | -£356k | -7.0% | £9,489 |
Teaching staff
£2.4m
Support staff
£623k
Premises
£887k
Other costs
£864k
4.2%
Admin staff
4.6%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
5.3%
Premises (total)
4.0%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
0.0%
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 | —* | 28.8 | 30.0% | 13.0% | 37.0% | — | 100 |
* 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 35.8 | 17.1 | £43,576 | 35.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 33.4 | 15.0 | £48,431 | 30.4% | 2.9% | — |
| 2023/24 | 31.2 | 17.1 | £49,484 | 16.6% | 3.1% | 1.7 |
| 2024/25 | 32.9 | 16.5 | £54,014 | —% | 2.9% | — |
Overall absence
17.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
42.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
11.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 8.2% | 4.5% | +3.7pp | 23.7% | 3.9% | 4.3% | 632 |
| 2021/22 | 13.4% | 7.1% | +6.3pp | 42.1% | 7.3% | 6.1% | 672 |
| 2022/23 | 15.8% | 6.8% | +8.9pp | 48.3% | 7.2% | 8.6% | 571 |
| 2023/24 | 16.4% | 6.6% | +9.8pp | 42.0% | 6.6% | 9.8% | 612 |
| 2024/25 | 17.4% | 6.2% | +11.1pp | 42.2% | 6.2% | 11.1% | 607 |
12 September 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement