Per-pupil income
£8,169.12
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
75.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
12.9%
of income
In-year balance
+4.4%
of income
No active flags for this school.
21 November 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
1,045
Capacity
922 (113%)
Free school meals
19.0%
English additional lang.
38.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
61.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£47,038
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.
20.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25 · 970 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 | £5.8m | £5.7m | £4.7m | 80.2% | +£105k | £620k | 10.7% | £6,126 |
| 2022/23 | £6.5m | £6.6m | £5.2m | 79.7% | -£118k | £502k | 7.7% | £6,529 |
| 2023/24 | £7.6m | £7.4m | £5.8m | 76.5% | +£227k | £729k | 9.6% | £7,416 |
| 2024/25 | £8.5m | £8.2m | £6.4m | 75.4% | +£376k | £1.1m | 12.9% | £8,169 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£309k
Other costs
£1.4m
5.8%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
2.1%
ICT
4.9%
Premises (total)
1.9%
Supply staff
1.2%
Catering
3.4%
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 | —* | 46.0 | 64.0% | 39.2% | 42.5% | — | 186 |
* 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 | 52.6 | 17.3 | £42,121 | 24.3% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2021/22 | 54.5 | 17.4 | £43,694 | 18.4% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2022/23 | 57.9 | 17.2 | £43,678 | 18.6% | 1.7% | 5.1 |
| 2023/24 | 63.7 | 16.0 | £43,842 | 18.7% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2024/25 | 61.4 | 17.0 | £47,038 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 18.6% | 3.4% | 2.8% | 762 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.3% | 2.9% | 1.9% | 750 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 12.2% | 3.0% | 1.9% | 764 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 12.1% | 3.3% | 2.1% | 777 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 15.0% | 3.7% | 1.7% | 779 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 11.8% | 3.8% | 1.4% | 785 |
| 2020/21 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 13.8% | 4.2% | 0.8% | 850 |
| 2021/22 | 7.3% | 7.1% | +0.2pp | 25.5% | 6.1% | 1.3% | 885 |
| 2022/23 | 7.0% | 6.8% | +0.2pp | 20.9% | 5.3% | 1.8% | 913 |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% | +0.8pp | 19.8% | 5.0% | 2.4% | 947 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 20.9% | 5.3% | 2.1% | 970 |
21 November 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Sept 2009 | — | Requires improvement |