Per-pupil income
£6,216.33
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+11.5%
of income
No active flags for this school.
22 May 2018 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
950
Capacity
976 (97%)
Free school meals
14.7%
English additional lang.
21.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
50.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.7
Mean salary
£46,854
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
9.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.9%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25 · 767 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 | £5.3m | £4.6m | £3.4m | 64.5% | +£718k | £35k | 0.7% | £5,755 |
| 2022/23 | £5.6m | £5.6m | £3.7m | 65.7% | +£16k | £141k | 2.5% | £5,975 |
| 2023/24 | £6.1m | £5.4m | £4.0m | 66.5% | +£702k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,216 |
Teaching staff
£3.3m
Support staff
£56k
Premises
£308k
Other costs
£1.0m
3.6%
Admin staff
3.1%
Energy
2.3%
ICT
5.6%
Premises (total)
3.4%
Supply staff
0.8%
Catering
0.6%
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 | —* | 61.8 | 92.7% | 75.5% | 96.0% | — | 151 |
* 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 | 48.6 | 17.9 | £39,503 | 21.0% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2021/22 | 49.9 | 18.4 | £39,979 | 22.9% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2022/23 | 51.1 | 18.5 | £44,308 | 19.6% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2023/24 | 51.3 | 19.1 | £43,668 | 30.2% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2024/25 | 50.7 | 18.7 | £46,854 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
9.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 14.3% | 5.2% | 0.4% | 558 |
| 2014/15 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 16.7% | 5.4% | 0.5% | 545 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 7.4% | 3.9% | 0.3% | 516 |
| 2016/17 | 3.5% | 4.6% | -1.0pp | 6.3% | 3.2% | 0.4% | 521 |
| 2017/18 | 3.7% | 4.8% | -1.0pp | 5.9% | 3.0% | 0.8% | 614 |
| 2018/19 | 3.5% | 4.6% | -1.1pp | 6.5% | 2.8% | 0.7% | 628 |
| 2020/21 | 3.1% | 4.5% | -1.4pp | 4.7% | 2.6% | 0.5% | 753 |
| 2021/22 | 5.1% | 7.1% | -2.0pp | 11.3% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 779 |
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% | -2.1pp | 10.1% | 3.5% | 1.2% | 761 |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% | -1.2pp | 12.6% | 4.5% | 0.9% | 796 |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% | -1.5pp | 9.0% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 767 |
22 May 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 2012 | — | Good |