Per-pupil income
£7,067.76
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+6.5%
of income
No active flags for this school.
15 May 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,571
Capacity
1,525 (103%)
Free school meals
23.3%
English additional lang.
8.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
94.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.6
Mean salary
£49,285
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 1,295 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 | £8.9m | £7.9m | £6.2m | 69.9% | +£1.0m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,130 |
| 2022/23 | £9.8m | £8.8m | £6.8m | 70.0% | +£934k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,624 |
| 2023/24 | £10.7m | £10.0m | £7.9m | 73.3% | +£696k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,068 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
Support staff
£1.6m
Premises
£392k
Other costs
£1.8m
4.1%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.4%
Premises (total)
1.9%
Supply staff
5.3%
Catering
0.3%
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 | —* | 47.2 | 63.8% | 37.4% | 15.3% | — | 235 |
* 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 | 84.0 | 16.9 | £41,906 | 11.9% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2021/22 | 81.8 | 17.8 | £41,874 | 16.9% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2022/23 | 85.8 | 17.2 | £43,279 | 17.0% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2023/24 | 97.0 | 15.7 | £45,025 | 13.5% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2024/25 | 94.4 | 16.6 | £49,285 | —% | 1.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 14.1% | 4.4% | 0.7% | 1,044 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 16.2% | 4.8% | 1.0% | 1,069 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.3% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 1,079 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.6% | 3.9% | 1.4% | 1,103 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 13.2% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 1,116 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 12.0% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 1,153 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.8% | 4.2% | 1.0% | 1,209 |
| 2021/22 | 8.3% | 7.1% | +1.2pp | 27.5% | 6.9% | 1.5% | 1,232 |
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% | +1.1pp | 23.8% | 6.0% | 1.9% | 1,277 |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% | +0.8pp | 22.8% | 5.5% | 1.9% | 1,281 |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% | +1.2pp | 22.3% | 6.0% | 1.4% | 1,295 |
15 May 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2008 | URN 120631 | Good |