Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,831.8
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-14.0%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 14.0% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
Elevated: turnover 19.6%.
14 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
421
Capacity
600 (70%)
Free school meals
21.2%
English additional lang.
7.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 14–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
31.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.6
Mean salary
£54,198
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.7%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 275 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 | £3.0m | £3.2m | £1.8m | 59.5% | -£130k | £1k | 0.0% | £7,868 |
| 2022/23 | £3.1m | £4.0m | £2.5m | 79.2% | -£853k | £1k | 0.0% | £7,587 |
| 2023/24 | £3.8m | £4.4m | £2.9m | 76.9% | -£538k | £1k | 0.0% | £8,832 |
Teaching staff
£2.1m
Support staff
£380k
Premises
£214k
Other costs
£1.2m
10.3%
Admin staff
3.3%
Energy
2.0%
ICT
7.5%
Premises (total)
1.2%
Supply staff
1.6%
Catering
0.1%
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 | — | 49.8 | 78.3% | 57.4% | 0.0% | — | 115 |
| 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 | 17.5 | 21.7 | £47,241 | 5.7% | 0.0% | 1.8 |
| 2021/22 | 20.9 | 18.4 | £44,872 | 19.1% | 0.0% | 8.7 |
| 2022/23 | 26.8 | 15.4 | £46,337 | 19.0% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2023/24 | 30.1 | 14.4 | £45,355 | 19.6% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2024/25 | 31.0 | 13.6 | £54,198 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 9.8% | 4.5% | +5.3pp | 29.3% | 7.3% | 2.6% | 99 |
| 2015/16 | 7.1% | 4.5% | +2.6pp | 22.3% | 4.8% | 2.3% | 197 |
| 2016/17 | 7.3% | 4.6% | +2.7pp | 22.0% | 5.0% | 2.2% | 168 |
| 2017/18 | 7.9% | 4.8% | +3.1pp | 25.9% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 139 |
| 2018/19 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 14.4% | 3.2% | 2.9% | 153 |
| 2020/21 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 15.5% | 3.8% | 2.2% | 239 |
| 2021/22 | 9.4% | 7.1% | +2.2pp | 26.0% | 6.4% | 2.9% | 246 |
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% | +3.3pp | 34.0% | 5.7% | 4.4% | 291 |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% | +1.7pp | 26.2% | 2.0% | 6.2% | 305 |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% | -0.0pp | 20.7% | 2.7% | 3.5% | 275 |
14 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2019 | — | Good |