Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,705.49
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
84.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.3%
of income
In-year balance
-6.8%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 84.7%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 6.8% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.4%.
14 June 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
897
Capacity
900 (100%)
Free school meals
43.7%
English additional lang.
13.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
69.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
12.9
Mean salary
£48,088
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
5.4%
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 | £7.1m | £6.7m | £5.3m | 74.3% | +£438k | £1.3m | 17.7% | £7,930 |
| 2022/23 | £7.9m | £7.2m | £5.7m | 72.4% | +£629k | £1.1m | 14.4% | £8,751 |
| 2023/24 | £7.8m | £8.3m | £6.6m | 84.7% | -£531k | £721k | 9.3% | £8,705 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£317k
Other costs
£1.4m
6.7%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
6.5%
Premises (total)
3.0%
Supply staff
5.5%
Catering
2.8%
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 | —* | 45.8 | 56.5% | 38.4% | 62.7% | — | 177 |
* 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 | 62.6 | 14.6 | £44,683 | 4.5% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2021/22 | 62.8 | 14.2 | £44,188 | 7.3% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2022/23 | 67.0 | 13.4 | £46,403 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2023/24 | 68.8 | 13.0 | £47,119 | 11.1% | 1.4% | 2.6 |
| 2024/25 | 69.8 | 12.9 | £48,088 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.7pp | 15.4% | 4.6% | 1.4% | 836 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 12.3% | 4.0% | 1.8% | 797 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 8.8% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 787 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 7.9% | 2.8% | 2.0% | 824 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 9.3% | 2.7% | 1.9% | 868 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 9.8% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 886 |
| 2020/21 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 11.0% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 930 |
| 2021/22 | 9.0% | 7.1% | +1.8pp | 25.8% | 4.3% | 4.7% | 912 |
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% | +2.1pp | 22.1% | 3.7% | 5.2% | 909 |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% | +1.7pp | 23.1% | 3.6% | 4.7% | 919 |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% | +3.2pp | 24.2% | 4.0% | 5.4% | 908 |
14 June 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 2015 | — | Requires improvement |