Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,356.98
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
17.6%
of income
In-year balance
+0.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.3%.
Elevated: turnover 22.0%, vacancy rate 3.1%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Elevated: vacancy rate 5.7%.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement1 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
419
Capacity
640 (65%)
Free school meals
47.7%
English additional lang.
9.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 14–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
33.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
12.7
Mean salary
£45,055
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
5.7%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
40.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.6%
Unauthorised absence
5.8%
2024/25 · 268 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 | £2.9m | £2.1m | 78.4% | -£207k | £690k | 25.3% | £6,919 |
| 2022/23 | £3.3m | £3.3m | £2.4m | 74.2% | -£41k | £649k | 19.9% | £7,415 |
| 2023/24 | £3.8m | £3.8m | £2.7m | 72.6% | +£14k | £663k | 17.6% | £8,357 |
Teaching staff
£2.1m
Support staff
£285k
Premises
£211k
Other costs
£809k
8.0%
Admin staff
3.2%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
10.9%
Premises (total)
1.2%
Supply staff
1.1%
Catering
1.2%
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 | —* | 30.8 | 35.7% | 14.3% | 0.0% | — | 126 |
* 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 | 27.2 | 15.0 | £42,112 | 13.0% | 0.0% | 2.2 |
| 2021/22 | 29.3 | 13.5 | £42,478 | 45.3% | 0.0% | 14.3 |
| 2022/23 | 33.9 | 12.9 | £39,075 | 39.7% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2023/24 | 31.7 | 14.2 | £41,030 | 22.0% | 3.1% | 7.4 |
| 2024/25 | 33.0 | 12.7 | £45,055 | —% | 5.7% | — |
Overall absence
13.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
40.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 7.3% | 4.6% | +2.8pp | 20.6% | 5.5% | 1.8% | 92 |
| 2017/18 | 6.9% | 4.8% | +2.2pp | 17.4% | 4.9% | 2.1% | 178 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 9.4% | 3.5% | 1.0% | 180 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 14.7% | 4.4% | 0.8% | 191 |
| 2021/22 | 9.9% | 7.1% | +2.8pp | 36.4% | 7.2% | 2.7% | 225 |
| 2022/23 | 14.3% | 6.8% | +7.5pp | 45.7% | 8.3% | 6.0% | 269 |
| 2023/24 | 14.3% | 6.6% | +7.8pp | 42.2% | 8.1% | 6.3% | 282 |
| 2024/25 | 13.4% | 6.2% | +7.2pp | 40.7% | 7.6% | 5.8% | 268 |
1 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb 2019 | — | Good |