Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,744.61
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
82.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-4.4%
of income
In-year balance
-0.3%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.4%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -4.4%.
Elevated: turnover 18.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
15 May 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
784
Capacity
800 (98%)
Free school meals
35.8%
English additional lang.
17.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
42.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.3
Mean salary
£55,635
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
4.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25 · 758 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 | £5.1m | £4.9m | £4.1m | 80.3% | +£183k | -£661k | -13.0% | £6,805 |
| 2022/23 | £5.6m | £5.5m | £4.5m | 79.3% | +£129k | -£532k | -9.4% | £7,376 |
| 2023/24 | £6.3m | £6.0m | £5.0m | 79.0% | +£254k | -£278k | -4.4% | £8,220 |
| 2024/25 | £6.9m | £6.9m | £5.7m | 82.4% | -£22k | -£299k | -4.4% | £8,745 |
Teaching staff
£4.1m
Support staff
£845k
Premises
£317k
Other costs
£909k
8.3%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
1.4%
ICT
4.8%
Premises (total)
0.8%
Supply staff
2.1%
Catering
1.5%
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 | —* | 45.3 | 68.1% | 38.7% | 71.4% | — | 119 |
* 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 | 47.1 | 15.6 | £46,433 | 20.3% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2021/22 | 45.8 | 16.4 | £45,750 | 17.5% | 0.0% | 10.9 |
| 2022/23 | 51.2 | 14.9 | £45,749 | 26.2% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2023/24 | 45.6 | 16.7 | £51,663 | 18.9% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2024/25 | 42.9 | 18.3 | £55,635 | —% | 4.5% | — |
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.9% | 4.4% | -0.5pp | 9.5% | 3.4% | 0.5% | 538 |
| 2014/15 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.0pp | 6.7% | 3.1% | 0.4% | 553 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 9.2% | 4.0% | 0.8% | 556 |
| 2016/17 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 19.1% | 4.4% | 1.7% | 570 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.0pp | 12.7% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 591 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 12.2% | 4.1% | 1.3% | 598 |
| 2020/21 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 7.9% | 2.7% | 1.1% | 620 |
| 2021/22 | 7.5% | 7.1% | +0.3pp | 20.7% | 5.7% | 1.8% | 646 |
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% | +0.8pp | 22.8% | 5.2% | 2.4% | 681 |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% | +2.1pp | 25.5% | 6.0% | 2.6% | 722 |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% | +3.7pp | 29.9% | 5.1% | 4.8% | 758 |
15 May 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb 2008 | — | Outstanding |