Per-pupil income
£7,074.1
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.4%
of income
In-year balance
+5.7%
of income
No active flags for this school.
7 March 2012 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 14 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
2,584
Capacity
3,146 (82%)
Free school meals
28.1%
English additional lang.
6.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
152.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£47,924
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25 · 2,071 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 | £16.3m | £15.8m | £12.2m | 74.5% | +£481k | £1.2m | 7.5% | £6,080 |
| 2022/23 | £17.5m | £16.9m | £13.2m | 75.4% | +£637k | £1.0m | 5.9% | £6,527 |
| 2023/24 | £18.7m | £17.7m | £14.0m | 74.9% | +£1.1m | £1.0m | 5.4% | £7,074 |
Teaching staff
£10.8m
Support staff
£2.3m
Premises
£843k
Other costs
£2.8m
3.6%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
6.6%
Premises (total)
0.3%
Supply staff
0.6%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 47.8 | 69.4% | 44.3% | 50.1% | — | 395 |
* 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 | 144.8 | 18.3 | £38,189 | 6.6% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2021/22 | 165.0 | 16.3 | £38,338 | 11.3% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2022/23 | 165.8 | 16.2 | £40,815 | 8.5% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2023/24 | 157.2 | 16.8 | £44,402 | 7.1% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2024/25 | 152.2 | 17.0 | £47,924 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 13.7% | 3.6% | 1.8% | 1,945 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.2% | 3.0% | 1.9% | 1,924 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.8% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 1,923 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 12.8% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 1,908 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 13.0% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 1,988 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 10.0% | 2.7% | 2.0% | 2,013 |
| 2020/21 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 10.1% | 3.0% | 1.6% | 2,050 |
| 2021/22 | 7.7% | 7.1% | +0.6pp | 19.8% | 5.4% | 2.3% | 2,079 |
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% | +1.3pp | 20.7% | 5.3% | 2.8% | 2,088 |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% | +1.8pp | 20.0% | 5.4% | 3.0% | 2,093 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 18.8% | 4.7% | 2.8% | 2,071 |
7 March 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 2008 | URN 122827 | Good |