Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,032.49
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
69.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.6%
of income
In-year balance
+2.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 2.6%.
19 September 2012 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 13 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,024
Capacity
900 (114%)
Free school meals
30.2%
English additional lang.
1.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
59.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.1
Mean salary
£44,265
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25 · 1,061 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 | £6.6m | £6.0m | £4.4m | 67.5% | +£564k | £342k | 5.2% | £7,129 |
| 2022/23 | £7.3m | £7.2m | £5.2m | 70.9% | +£51k | £392k | 5.4% | £7,637 |
| 2023/24 | £8.2m | £8.5m | £5.8m | 71.3% | -£340k | £53k | 0.6% | £8,332 |
| 2024/25 | £9.2m | £9.1m | £6.4m | 69.7% | +£191k | £244k | 2.6% | £9,032 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
Support staff
£1.5m
Premises
£550k
Other costs
£2.1m
4.6%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
3.6%
ICT
6.5%
Premises (total)
2.7%
Supply staff
1.9%
Catering
4.1%
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 | —* | 40.9 | 58.5% | 40.0% | 6.5% | — | 200 |
* 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 | 49.6 | 17.8 | £35,023 | 10.5% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2021/22 | 58.3 | 15.8 | £39,294 | 13.9% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2022/23 | 62.3 | 15.3 | £39,509 | 19.3% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2023/24 | 64.2 | 15.3 | £41,141 | 13.2% | 1.5% | 3.8 |
| 2024/25 | 59.8 | 17.1 | £44,265 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 9.5% | 3.6% | 1.1% | 788 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 12.1% | 3.7% | 1.2% | 766 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 17.1% | 3.8% | 2.1% | 772 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 16.5% | 4.1% | 1.4% | 756 |
| 2017/18 | 5.9% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 17.2% | 4.4% | 1.5% | 760 |
| 2018/19 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 16.8% | 4.6% | 1.6% | 810 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | 0.0pp | 13.4% | 3.1% | 1.4% | 910 |
| 2021/22 | 10.4% | 7.1% | +3.2pp | 30.2% | 8.1% | 2.3% | 955 |
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% | +2.9pp | 25.7% | 7.3% | 2.4% | 979 |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% | +4.1pp | 28.5% | 7.7% | 3.0% | 1,010 |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% | +3.0pp | 24.3% | 6.0% | 3.1% | 1,061 |
19 September 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Sept 2010 | — | Requires improvement |