Per-pupil income
£6,822.67
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
64.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+10.7%
of income
No active flags for this school.
11 December 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,340
Capacity
1,308 (102%)
Free school meals
15.4%
English additional lang.
24.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
66.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.3
Mean salary
£50,408
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25 · 1,123 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 | £7.8m | £6.5m | £5.0m | 64.8% | +£1.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,107 |
| 2022/23 | £8.1m | £7.1m | £5.3m | 65.1% | +£982k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,271 |
| 2023/24 | £8.8m | £7.9m | £5.7m | 64.7% | +£950k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,823 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
Support staff
£926k
Premises
£402k
Other costs
£1.8m
3.5%
Admin staff
3.1%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
5.3%
Premises (total)
0.8%
Supply staff
5.6%
Catering
0.3%
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 | —* | 55.1 | 76.4% | 60.0% | 49.1% | — | 220 |
* 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 | 70.1 | 18.2 | £42,829 | 18.8% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2021/22 | 69.0 | 18.4 | £43,199 | 16.8% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2022/23 | 68.3 | 18.9 | £40,526 | 19.3% | 0.0% | 1.7 |
| 2023/24 | 61.0 | 21.2 | £46,588 | 6.5% | 1.6% | 1.1 |
| 2024/25 | 66.0 | 20.3 | £50,408 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 12.0% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 1,070 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.6% | 4.2% | 1.3% | 1,059 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.3% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 1,066 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 16.0% | 4.1% | 1.3% | 1,085 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 16.8% | 4.6% | 1.4% | 1,086 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 14.1% | 4.2% | 1.3% | 1,104 |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 10.4% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 1,110 |
| 2021/22 | 6.8% | 7.1% | -0.3pp | 18.7% | 5.7% | 1.2% | 1,104 |
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% | +0.8pp | 19.0% | 6.0% | 1.6% | 1,122 |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% | +0.7pp | 17.2% | 5.9% | 1.4% | 1,125 |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% | -0.1pp | 15.1% | 4.8% | 1.3% | 1,123 |
11 December 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2011 | URN 120304 | Requires improvement |