Flags
5
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,465.12
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-6.4%
of income
In-year balance
-3.5%
of income
Elevated: turnover 22.0%, sickness 9.0 days.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.6%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.5% of income.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.6%.
8 May 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
820
Capacity
932 (88%)
Free school meals
18.9%
English additional lang.
1.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
43.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.7
Mean salary
£49,034
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.2%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25 · 819 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 | £5.8m | £5.7m | £4.6m | 78.9% | +£75k | £61k | 1.1% | £6,102 |
| 2022/23 | £6.3m | £6.3m | £4.8m | 77.4% | -£53k | £36k | 0.6% | £6,688 |
| 2023/24 | £6.7m | £7.0m | £5.3m | 78.6% | -£239k | -£432k | -6.4% | £7,465 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£669k
Premises
£360k
Other costs
£1.3m
5.8%
Admin staff
3.7%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
6.8%
Premises (total)
3.8%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
0.5%
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 | —* | 41.4 | 54.2% | 37.5% | 19.0% | — | 168 |
* 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 | 58.5 | 16.1 | £42,201 | 26.1% | 1.7% | 3.0 |
| 2021/22 | 48.2 | 19.7 | £43,814 | 21.8% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2022/23 | 51.8 | 18.1 | £45,046 | 22.4% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2023/24 | 53.7 | 16.8 | £46,765 | 22.0% | 0.0% | 9.0 |
| 2024/25 | 43.9 | 18.7 | £49,034 | —% | 2.2% | — |
Overall absence
9.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 13.2% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 825 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 12.3% | 4.8% | 0.5% | 830 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.4% | 4.3% | 0.5% | 824 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 10.3% | 4.7% | 0.6% | 823 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 13.5% | 5.2% | 0.6% | 813 |
| 2018/19 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 14.8% | 5.3% | 0.5% | 829 |
| 2020/21 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 17.0% | 5.3% | 0.6% | 854 |
| 2021/22 | 12.2% | 7.1% | +5.0pp | 39.6% | 9.2% | 3.0% | 866 |
| 2022/23 | 10.6% | 6.8% | +3.8pp | 33.1% | 8.1% | 2.4% | 863 |
| 2023/24 | 9.0% | 6.6% | +2.5pp | 27.6% | 7.6% | 1.4% | 850 |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% | +3.4pp | 27.4% | 7.5% | 2.1% | 819 |
8 May 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 2017 | — | Good |