Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,559.66
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
72.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.7%
of income
In-year balance
+0.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.6%.
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 18.2% to 11.2%.
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 18.2% to 10.7%.
24 April 2018 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
868
Capacity
800 (109%)
Free school meals
36.8%
English additional lang.
12.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
62.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.8
Mean salary
£50,659
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 908 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 | £6.2m | £5.8m | £4.2m | 67.4% | +£418k | £1.1m | 18.2% | £7,451 |
| 2022/23 | £6.5m | £6.8m | £4.8m | 74.3% | -£330k | £797k | 12.3% | £7,533 |
| 2023/24 | £7.6m | £7.5m | £5.4m | 71.8% | +£48k | £845k | 11.2% | £8,818 |
| 2024/25 | £8.3m | £8.3m | £6.0m | 72.5% | +£43k | £888k | 10.7% | £9,560 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£409k
Other costs
£1.8m
4.3%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
2.3%
ICT
6.5%
Premises (total)
2.7%
Supply staff
3.2%
Catering
3.3%
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 | —* | 44.6 | 59.6% | 38.2% | 5.6% | — | 178 |
* 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 | 50.2 | 15.7 | £43,000 | 2.8% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2021/22 | 57.4 | 14.5 | £41,795 | 15.7% | 0.0% | 11.6 |
| 2022/23 | 56.3 | 15.3 | £44,170 | 14.9% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2023/24 | 58.0 | 14.7 | £49,423 | 12.4% | 1.7% | 6.4 |
| 2024/25 | 62.8 | 13.8 | £50,659 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 12.9% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 721 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 13.8% | 4.0% | 0.7% | 693 |
| 2015/16 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 10.7% | 3.5% | 0.8% | 708 |
| 2016/17 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 11.9% | 3.3% | 0.8% | 733 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.0pp | 12.8% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 705 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 12.3% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 754 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.8% | 4.2% | 0.7% | 813 |
| 2021/22 | 10.0% | 7.1% | +2.9pp | 30.6% | 8.2% | 1.9% | 855 |
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% | +2.7pp | 29.8% | 7.3% | 2.3% | 900 |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% | +3.0pp | 31.6% | 6.9% | 2.7% | 903 |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% | +0.6pp | 19.9% | 4.6% | 2.2% | 908 |
24 April 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2013 | — | Good |