Per-pupil income
£6,611.59
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+0.1%
of income
No active flags for this school.
20 September 2016 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
920
Capacity
945 (97%)
Free school meals
20.1%
English additional lang.
9.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
49.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.4
Mean salary
£51,208
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25 · 795 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 | £5.0m | £4.6m | £3.6m | 72.4% | +£384k | £0 | 0.0% | £5,919 |
| 2022/23 | £5.5m | £4.9m | £3.9m | 70.4% | +£566k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,209 |
| 2023/24 | £6.2m | £6.2m | £4.5m | 72.5% | +£4k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,612 |
Teaching staff
£3.2m
Support staff
£360k
Premises
£410k
Other costs
£1.3m
12.7%
Admin staff
2.7%
Energy
1.6%
ICT
11.0%
Premises (total)
1.1%
Supply staff
3.7%
Catering
1.0%
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 | —* | 41.4 | 63.8% | 41.5% | 49.2% | — | 130 |
* 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 | 45.5 | 18.2 | £41,864 | 5.9% | 0.0% | 2.0 |
| 2021/22 | 50.2 | 16.9 | £42,129 | 11.9% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2022/23 | 47.6 | 18.6 | £45,453 | 4.8% | 0.0% | 1.7 |
| 2023/24 | 50.0 | 18.6 | £47,070 | 12.6% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2024/25 | 49.9 | 18.4 | £51,208 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.6pp | 15.8% | 4.5% | 1.5% | 778 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 15.9% | 4.5% | 1.3% | 730 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 14.0% | 4.2% | 1.3% | 712 |
| 2016/17 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 16.5% | 4.3% | 1.4% | 654 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 15.0% | 3.9% | 1.5% | 640 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 10.6% | 3.5% | 1.1% | 660 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 8.9% | 3.1% | 1.1% | 734 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.1pp | 29.2% | 6.6% | 2.6% | 753 |
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% | +1.4pp | 23.1% | 5.5% | 2.8% | 780 |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% | +2.0pp | 25.8% | 5.3% | 3.3% | 819 |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% | +1.5pp | 23.6% | 4.9% | 2.8% | 795 |
20 September 2016 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 2013 | URN 121167 | Requires improvement |