Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,724.72
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.0%
of income
In-year balance
+20.0%
of income
Elevated: turnover 15.8%, sickness 8.9 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.5%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
10 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,053
Capacity
1,050 (100%)
Free school meals
29.4%
English additional lang.
3.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
60.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£53,072
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.6%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
33.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.4%
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25 · 985 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 | £7.5m | £7.5m | £5.7m | 76.4% | +£42k | £453k | 6.0% | £7,097 |
| 2022/23 | £7.8m | £6.4m | £5.5m | 70.1% | +£1.4m | £326k | 4.2% | £7,128 |
| 2023/24 | £8.3m | £6.6m | £5.9m | 71.0% | +£1.6m | £327k | 4.0% | £7,725 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
Support staff
£899k
Premises
£2k
Other costs
£746k
4.0%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
0.0%
Premises (total)
1.2%
Supply staff
1.1%
Catering
2.3%
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 | —* | 36.7 | 49.7% | 22.4% | 13.7% | — | 161 |
* 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 | 64.6 | 16.6 | £41,998 | 2.6% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2021/22 | 65.9 | 16.1 | £43,652 | 5.5% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2022/23 | 66.7 | 16.4 | £43,946 | 18.1% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2023/24 | 66.3 | 16.1 | £49,498 | 15.8% | 0.0% | 8.9 |
| 2024/25 | 60.4 | 17.4 | £53,072 | —% | 1.6% | — |
Overall absence
11.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
33.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.7% | 4.4% | +2.3pp | 20.3% | 5.1% | 1.6% | 988 |
| 2014/15 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 19.9% | 5.2% | 1.6% | 990 |
| 2015/16 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 19.2% | 5.1% | 1.6% | 981 |
| 2016/17 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 20.3% | 5.1% | 1.5% | 1,023 |
| 2017/18 | 7.2% | 4.8% | +2.5pp | 20.9% | 5.6% | 1.6% | 1,024 |
| 2018/19 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 21.2% | 5.4% | 1.3% | 1,010 |
| 2020/21 | 8.8% | 4.5% | +4.2pp | 26.8% | 7.2% | 1.5% | 959 |
| 2021/22 | 12.1% | 7.1% | +4.9pp | 42.0% | 9.7% | 2.3% | 972 |
| 2022/23 | 12.3% | 6.8% | +5.5pp | 39.8% | 8.2% | 4.2% | 1,018 |
| 2023/24 | 14.5% | 6.6% | +7.9pp | 43.3% | 8.2% | 6.3% | 1,017 |
| 2024/25 | 11.5% | 6.2% | +5.3pp | 33.9% | 7.4% | 4.2% | 985 |
10 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2014 | — | Good |