Per-pupil income
£7,287.36
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
73.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.5%
of income
In-year balance
+1.6%
of income
No active flags for this school.
8 February 2012 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 14 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
855
Capacity
870 (98%)
Free school meals
12.8%
English additional lang.
2.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
50.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.9
Mean salary
£49,590
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 888 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 | £4.8m | £4.7m | £3.6m | 75.6% | +£38k | £336k | 7.1% | £6,032 |
| 2022/23 | £5.0m | £5.0m | £3.9m | 78.5% | -£54k | £282k | 5.7% | £6,019 |
| 2023/24 | £5.6m | £5.5m | £4.2m | 74.3% | +£84k | £366k | 6.5% | £6,702 |
| 2024/25 | £6.2m | £6.1m | £4.6m | 73.4% | +£99k | £466k | 7.5% | £7,287 |
Teaching staff
£3.6m
Support staff
£547k
Premises
£399k
Other costs
£1.2m
5.0%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
1.8%
ICT
10.2%
Premises (total)
0.3%
Supply staff
1.1%
Catering
2.6%
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 | —* | 49.3 | 71.4% | 52.4% | 71.4% | — | 168 |
* 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 | 45.4 | 17.3 | £43,956 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.7 |
| 2021/22 | 47.6 | 16.5 | £44,668 | 6.9% | 0.0% | 1.1 |
| 2022/23 | 48.6 | 17.0 | £45,443 | 1.2% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.4 | 16.3 | £46,216 | 7.0% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.6 | 16.9 | £49,590 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.7% | 4.4% | +1.4pp | 14.6% | 5.1% | 0.6% | 713 |
| 2014/15 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 18.1% | 5.5% | 1.2% | 717 |
| 2015/16 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 16.0% | 5.1% | 1.0% | 701 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 11.5% | 4.2% | 1.0% | 750 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 13.0% | 4.2% | 1.2% | 747 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 13.0% | 3.9% | 1.2% | 776 |
| 2020/21 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 10.9% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 806 |
| 2021/22 | 6.9% | 7.1% | -0.2pp | 18.9% | 5.5% | 1.4% | 835 |
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% | +1.3pp | 21.3% | 6.0% | 2.1% | 858 |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% | +1.2pp | 22.1% | 5.0% | 2.8% | 873 |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% | +0.6pp | 18.1% | 4.3% | 2.6% | 888 |
8 February 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2006 | — | Good |