Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,370.89
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
33.3%
of income
In-year balance
+8.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.6%.
Elevated: turnover 22.5%, vacancy rate 3.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.8%.
30 January 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
445
Capacity
600 (74%)
Free school meals
29.1%
English additional lang.
16.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 13–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
24.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.1
Mean salary
£51,383
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.4%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25 · 311 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 | £2.7m | £2.5m | £1.8m | 66.9% | +£234k | £951k | 35.3% | £6,344 |
| 2022/23 | £2.8m | £2.6m | £1.9m | 67.3% | +£216k | £1.0m | 36.5% | £6,498 |
| 2023/24 | £3.1m | £2.9m | £2.1m | 67.0% | +£273k | £1.0m | 33.3% | £7,371 |
Teaching staff
£1.6m
Support staff
£172k
Premises
£192k
Other costs
£571k
4.8%
Admin staff
3.5%
Energy
1.6%
ICT
7.6%
Premises (total)
5.0%
Supply staff
1.2%
Catering
2.9%
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 | —* | 44.0 | 67.7% | 44.4% | 1.0% | — | 99 |
* 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 | 25.0 | 16.6 | £38,083 | 5.6% | 0.0% | 1.5 |
| 2021/22 | 23.8 | 17.9 | £40,479 | 8.3% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2022/23 | 25.8 | 16.9 | £38,531 | 32.6% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2023/24 | 25.8 | 16.5 | £41,773 | 22.5% | 3.7% | 2.8 |
| 2024/25 | 24.6 | 18.1 | £51,383 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 17.3% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 81 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 12.3% | 2.6% | 2.0% | 203 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 16.3% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 319 |
| 2020/21 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 22.8% | 4.9% | 2.5% | 311 |
| 2021/22 | 9.8% | 7.1% | +2.7pp | 33.1% | 3.9% | 5.9% | 320 |
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% | +3.0pp | 29.9% | 1.3% | 8.6% | 311 |
| 2023/24 | 11.6% | 6.6% | +5.0pp | 34.8% | 2.9% | 8.6% | 319 |
| 2024/25 | 10.5% | 6.2% | +4.3pp | 32.1% | 6.4% | 4.1% | 311 |
30 January 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good