Per-pupil income
£7,471.97
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.6%
of income
In-year balance
+0.6%
of income
No active flags for this school.
10 December 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
1,641
Capacity
1,400 (117%)
Free school meals
18.2%
English additional lang.
30.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
93.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.6
Mean salary
£48,474
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 1,410 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 | £10.2m | £9.8m | £8.0m | 77.8% | +£429k | £782k | 7.6% | £6,034 |
| 2022/23 | £11.5m | £10.9m | £8.4m | 73.5% | +£569k | £877k | 7.7% | £6,948 |
| 2023/24 | £12.1m | £12.1m | £9.1m | 75.3% | +£72k | £313k | 2.6% | £7,472 |
Teaching staff
£6.6m
Support staff
£2.0m
Premises
£669k
Other costs
£2.3m
3.5%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
7.6%
Premises (total)
1.2%
Supply staff
3.9%
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 | —* | 50.0 | 69.9% | 46.4% | 82.2% | — | 276 |
* 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 | 92.9 | 18.2 | £40,781 | 12.1% | 1.1% | 3.4 |
| 2021/22 | 93.6 | 18.1 | £42,948 | 13.5% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2022/23 | 96.9 | 17.0 | £42,896 | 16.1% | 1.0% | 4.9 |
| 2023/24 | 102.0 | 15.9 | £45,240 | 16.1% | 3.8% | 8.5 |
| 2024/25 | 93.5 | 17.6 | £48,474 | —% | 1.1% | — |
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 9.9% | 4.0% | 0.8% | 1,243 |
| 2014/15 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 8.2% | 3.8% | 0.6% | 1,254 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 15.9% | 4.8% | 0.8% | 1,281 |
| 2016/17 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 15.1% | 4.8% | 0.8% | 1,337 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 15.0% | 4.8% | 0.9% | 1,356 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 12.3% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 1,366 |
| 2020/21 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 7.7% | 3.2% | 0.6% | 1,395 |
| 2021/22 | 7.6% | 7.1% | +0.5pp | 24.3% | 6.6% | 1.0% | 1,405 |
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% | +0.0pp | 17.6% | 5.5% | 1.3% | 1,412 |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% | -0.1pp | 16.9% | 5.1% | 1.4% | 1,417 |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% | +0.3pp | 16.9% | 4.8% | 1.8% | 1,410 |
10 December 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Mar 2011 | URN 109699 | Good |