Per-pupil income
£7,805.23
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.3%
of income
In-year balance
+5.1%
of income
No active flags for this school.
20 September 2011 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 14 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,529
Capacity
1,530 (100%)
Free school meals
29.7%
English additional lang.
29.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
99.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.4
Mean salary
£57,385
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25 · 1,578 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 | £9.5m | £10.7m | £7.7m | 81.3% | -£1.2m | £1.3m | 13.9% | £6,272 |
| 2022/23 | £11.1m | £10.8m | £7.9m | 71.2% | +£222k | £819k | 7.4% | £7,361 |
| 2023/24 | £11.9m | £11.3m | £8.4m | 70.3% | +£610k | £749k | 6.3% | £7,805 |
Teaching staff
£6.4m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£597k
Other costs
£2.3m
3.5%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
7.2%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
5.5%
Catering
2.1%
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 | —* | 54.0 | 78.6% | 61.2% | 70.9% | — | 299 |
* 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 | 102.4 | 14.9 | £43,102 | 7.3% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2021/22 | 98.9 | 15.4 | £44,969 | 8.7% | 0.0% | 9.6 |
| 2022/23 | 100.1 | 15.0 | £48,865 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2023/24 | 98.3 | 15.6 | £53,746 | 7.1% | 1.0% | 5.9 |
| 2024/25 | 99.6 | 15.4 | £57,385 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 12.0% | 3.5% | 1.6% | 1,527 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 10.8% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 1,525 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.3% | 3.5% | 1.3% | 1,541 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 13.2% | 3.6% | 1.6% | 1,508 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 12.3% | 3.7% | 1.7% | 1,518 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 12.4% | 3.0% | 2.2% | 1,528 |
| 2020/21 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 15.8% | 3.8% | 2.4% | 1,570 |
| 2021/22 | 8.7% | 7.1% | +1.6pp | 24.9% | 4.9% | 3.8% | 1,571 |
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% | +1.8pp | 23.9% | 3.8% | 4.8% | 1,541 |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% | +1.3pp | 20.4% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 1,569 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 19.0% | 4.6% | 2.9% | 1,578 |
20 September 2011 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 2008 | URN 105569 | Requires improvement |