Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£32,505.53
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
77.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.9%
of income
In-year balance
-3.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.6% of income.
21 May 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
106
Capacity
100 (106%)
Free school meals
54.7%
English additional lang.
15.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
20.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
5.3
Mean salary
£63,662
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
34.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.2%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25 · 110 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 | £2.6m | £2.5m | £1.9m | 73.6% | +£57k | £763k | 29.4% | £24,994 |
| 2022/23 | £2.8m | £2.7m | £2.1m | 73.7% | +£66k | £829k | 29.5% | £24,904 |
| 2023/24 | £3.2m | £3.6m | £2.3m | 74.2% | -£397k | £432k | 13.7% | £29,203 |
| 2024/25 | £3.4m | £3.6m | £2.7m | 77.3% | -£124k | £308k | 8.9% | £32,506 |
Teaching staff
£1.8m
Support staff
£633k
Premises
£160k
Other costs
£744k
4.3%
Admin staff
1.5%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
4.7%
Premises (total)
0.9%
Supply staff
2.8%
Catering
2.7%
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 | —* | 11.1 | 5.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 20 |
* 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 | 18.8 | 5.6 | £56,936 | 25.5% | 0.0% | 0.4 |
| 2021/22 | 17.6 | 5.9 | £51,602 | 22.7% | 0.0% | 1.9 |
| 2022/23 | 17.6 | 6.4 | £56,550 | 11.4% | 0.0% | 0.5 |
| 2023/24 | 19.0 | 5.7 | £59,104 | 10.5% | 0.0% | 2.0 |
| 2024/25 | 20.0 | 5.3 | £63,662 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
34.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 10.6% | 4.4% | +6.2pp | 29.3% | 8.1% | 2.4% | 99 |
| 2014/15 | 9.2% | 4.5% | +4.7pp | 25.8% | 6.4% | 2.8% | 93 |
| 2015/16 | 10.4% | 4.5% | +6.0pp | 24.7% | 7.4% | 3.0% | 93 |
| 2016/17 | 10.1% | 4.6% | +5.6pp | 25.5% | 7.5% | 2.7% | 98 |
| 2017/18 | 14.2% | 4.8% | +9.4pp | 36.0% | 11.8% | 2.3% | 100 |
| 2018/19 | 14.2% | 4.6% | +9.6pp | 27.5% | 10.9% | 3.3% | 109 |
| 2020/21 | 8.3% | 4.5% | +3.8pp | 24.0% | 7.1% | 1.2% | 104 |
| 2021/22 | 10.7% | 7.1% | +3.6pp | 34.6% | 7.5% | 3.2% | 107 |
| 2022/23 | 11.9% | 6.8% | +5.1pp | 31.9% | 6.9% | 5.0% | 113 |
| 2023/24 | 12.4% | 6.6% | +5.8pp | 33.0% | 6.4% | 6.0% | 112 |
| 2024/25 | 11.3% | 6.2% | +5.0pp | 34.5% | 7.2% | 4.1% | 110 |
21 May 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 2014 | — | Good |