Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,523.83
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
71.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.4%
of income
In-year balance
+2.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.0% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.
30 April 2014 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,168
Capacity
1,240 (94%)
Free school meals
18.1%
English additional lang.
2.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
65.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.0
Mean salary
£48,373
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25 · 1,189 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 | £6.9m | £6.8m | £5.1m | 73.9% | +£169k | £773k | 11.2% | £5,849 |
| 2022/23 | £7.6m | £7.7m | £5.5m | 73.4% | -£100k | £673k | 8.9% | £6,398 |
| 2023/24 | £8.1m | £8.4m | £5.9m | 72.5% | -£242k | £431k | 5.3% | £6,896 |
| 2024/25 | £8.8m | £8.6m | £6.3m | 71.7% | +£221k | £651k | 7.4% | £7,524 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
Support staff
£982k
Premises
£725k
Other costs
£1.5m
5.6%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
1.4%
ICT
11.1%
Premises (total)
2.2%
Supply staff
0.9%
Catering
1.5%
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 | —* | 51.1 | 73.7% | 55.3% | 33.8% | — | 228 |
* 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 | 65.6 | 17.9 | £42,506 | 9.0% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2021/22 | 65.9 | 18.0 | £43,456 | 9.1% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2022/23 | 69.7 | 16.9 | £43,136 | 19.9% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2023/24 | 66.6 | 17.7 | £47,749 | 12.8% | 1.5% | 6.1 |
| 2024/25 | 65.0 | 18.0 | £48,373 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 9.1% | 3.1% | 1.1% | 1,092 |
| 2014/15 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 8.3% | 3.1% | 1.1% | 1,126 |
| 2015/16 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 8.1% | 2.6% | 1.5% | 1,129 |
| 2016/17 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 9.2% | 2.3% | 2.1% | 1,129 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.0pp | 10.4% | 2.5% | 2.3% | 1,158 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 11.6% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 1,180 |
| 2020/21 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 12.7% | 2.7% | 2.2% | 1,196 |
| 2021/22 | 8.8% | 7.1% | +1.7pp | 24.9% | 5.8% | 3.0% | 1,204 |
| 2022/23 | 8.0% | 6.8% | +1.2pp | 21.2% | 4.6% | 3.4% | 1,199 |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% | +2.3pp | 25.1% | 5.2% | 3.7% | 1,209 |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% | +2.8pp | 24.1% | 5.6% | 3.4% | 1,189 |
30 April 2014 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 2009 | — | Good |