Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£9,204.01
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.3%
of income
In-year balance
+0.5%
of income
Elevated: turnover 22.4%, vacancy rate 6.9%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.2%.
19 November 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
737
Capacity
645 (114%)
Free school meals
38.9%
English additional lang.
33.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
60.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
12.2
Mean salary
£41,472
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.2%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25 · 764 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 | £5.2m | £5.1m | £3.9m | 75.8% | +£55k | £401k | 7.8% | £7,595 |
| 2022/23 | £5.7m | £5.6m | £4.2m | 74.0% | +£92k | £493k | 8.7% | £8,032 |
| 2023/24 | £6.3m | £6.3m | £4.6m | 73.7% | +£43k | £536k | 8.5% | £8,527 |
| 2024/25 | £6.8m | £6.8m | £5.1m | 74.7% | +£31k | £566k | 8.3% | £9,204 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£792k
Premises
£319k
Other costs
£1.4m
6.5%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
2.2%
ICT
5.8%
Premises (total)
1.1%
Supply staff
2.7%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 49.3 | 70.9% | 55.1% | 40.2% | — | 127 |
* 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 | 44.8 | 15.0 | £38,140 | 15.1% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2021/22 | 50.8 | 13.4 | £44,043 | 4.3% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2022/23 | 53.4 | 13.2 | £37,337 | 11.4% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2023/24 | 53.9 | 13.7 | £38,816 | 22.4% | 6.9% | 3.5 |
| 2024/25 | 60.4 | 12.2 | £41,472 | —% | 3.2% | — |
Overall absence
6.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 14.8% | 3.6% | 1.8% | 607 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 17.6% | 3.9% | 1.9% | 619 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 14.3% | 3.6% | 1.6% | 623 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 14.6% | 3.4% | 1.7% | 644 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 16.1% | 3.5% | 1.9% | 638 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 13.5% | 3.0% | 2.0% | 650 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.7% | 4.2% | 1.3% | 683 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +1.0pp | 26.8% | 5.5% | 2.6% | 697 |
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% | +0.1pp | 20.9% | 4.3% | 2.6% | 722 |
| 2023/24 | 6.0% | 6.6% | -0.5pp | 19.0% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 758 |
| 2024/25 | 6.0% | 6.2% | -0.2pp | 16.5% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 764 |
19 November 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 2012 | — | Requires improvement |