Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£3,731.28
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
87.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-12.9%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 87.3%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 12.9% of income.
Elevated: turnover 16.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.4%.
13 June 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
1,384
Capacity
1,487 (93%)
Free school meals
32.1%
English additional lang.
17.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
90.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.3
Mean salary
£47,726
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.0%
Unauthorised absence
6.4%
2024/25 · 1,240 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 | £9.9m | £9.5m | £7.9m | 79.5% | +£454k | £4.1m | 41.0% | £6,566 |
| 2022/23 | £10.7m | £9.4m | £7.2m | 67.6% | +£1.4m | £4.5m | 41.5% | £7,245 |
| 2023/24 | £5.3m | £6.0m | £4.7m | 87.3% | -£688k | £0 | 0.0% | £3,731 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
Support staff
£962k
Premises
£247k
Other costs
£1.1m
4.2%
Admin staff
3.4%
Energy
2.9%
ICT
7.3%
Premises (total)
0.8%
Supply staff
2.0%
Catering
1.9%
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 | —* | 44.5 | 61.4% | 38.6% | 8.1% | — | 236 |
* 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 | 93.8 | 15.9 | £41,045 | 8.2% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2021/22 | 95.6 | 15.8 | £41,548 | 11.9% | 1.0% | 6.1 |
| 2022/23 | 97.1 | 15.2 | £43,308 | 16.7% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2023/24 | 93.7 | 15.2 | £47,853 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2024/25 | 90.7 | 15.3 | £47,726 | —% | 1.1% | — |
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 10.5% | 3.5% | 1.3% | 1,165 |
| 2014/15 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 8.6% | 3.3% | 1.1% | 1,169 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 8.2% | 2.9% | 1.3% | 1,155 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 10.9% | 3.3% | 1.6% | 1,148 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 12.4% | 3.2% | 1.9% | 1,213 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 14.4% | 3.9% | 1.6% | 1,276 |
| 2020/21 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 16.2% | 3.8% | 1.8% | 1,318 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.2pp | 30.9% | 4.4% | 4.9% | 1,332 |
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% | +2.5pp | 30.5% | 1.8% | 7.5% | 1,310 |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% | +1.3pp | 24.4% | 1.3% | 6.5% | 1,273 |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% | +2.2pp | 23.0% | 2.0% | 6.4% | 1,240 |
13 June 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec 2007 | URN 106960 | Outstanding |