Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,803.36
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.0%
of income
In-year balance
-0.7%
of income
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.4%.
9 October 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
957
Capacity
1,065 (90%)
Free school meals
21.3%
English additional lang.
13.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
56.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.9
Mean salary
£44,009
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.4%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 898 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 | £5.6m | £5.5m | £4.0m | 71.6% | +£102k | £324k | 5.8% | £6,165 |
| 2022/23 | £6.2m | £6.0m | £4.3m | 69.4% | +£250k | £354k | 5.7% | £6,894 |
| 2023/24 | £6.5m | £6.5m | £4.7m | 72.5% | -£44k | £327k | 5.0% | £6,803 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£596k
Premises
£394k
Other costs
£1.4m
5.9%
Admin staff
3.1%
Energy
1.5%
ICT
7.9%
Premises (total)
-0.1%
Supply staff
3.9%
Catering
1.5%
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 | —* | 52.0 | 75.0% | 52.4% | 73.8% | — | 164 |
* 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 | 63.1 | 14.0 | £37,808 | 20.2% | 0.0% | 0.8 |
| 2021/22 | 60.0 | 15.2 | £38,907 | 19.3% | 0.0% | 0.7 |
| 2022/23 | 50.0 | 18.0 | £40,244 | 20.4% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2023/24 | 51.2 | 18.6 | £43,450 | 10.8% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2024/25 | 56.5 | 16.9 | £44,009 | —% | 3.4% | — |
Overall absence
6.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.5% | 4.4% | +2.1pp | 17.7% | 5.0% | 1.5% | 656 |
| 2014/15 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 20.5% | 5.1% | 1.7% | 672 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 13.1% | 4.6% | 1.2% | 718 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 15.6% | 4.5% | 1.4% | 761 |
| 2017/18 | 6.4% | 4.8% | +1.6pp | 16.7% | 4.7% | 1.7% | 795 |
| 2018/19 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 16.9% | 4.4% | 1.5% | 791 |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 12.6% | 3.3% | 1.4% | 800 |
| 2021/22 | 8.2% | 7.1% | +1.1pp | 24.6% | 6.4% | 1.8% | 836 |
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% | -0.0pp | 19.2% | 5.1% | 1.7% | 863 |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% | +0.1pp | 17.1% | 4.3% | 2.3% | 881 |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% | +0.0pp | 16.1% | 4.4% | 1.8% | 898 |
9 October 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 May 2010 | URN 124455 | Requires improvement |