Per-pupil income
£8,742.8
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
42.2%
of income
In-year balance
+2.9%
of income
No active flags for this school.
17 May 2012 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 13 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,485
Capacity
1,400 (106%)
Free school meals
31.8%
English additional lang.
84.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
82.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.0
Mean salary
£62,964
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
13.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 1,238 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 | £11.4m | £10.7m | £8.0m | 69.8% | +£726k | £4.7m | 41.6% | £7,702 |
| 2022/23 | £11.9m | £11.6m | £8.6m | 72.6% | +£327k | £5.1m | 42.7% | £7,960 |
| 2023/24 | £13.1m | £12.7m | £9.4m | 72.1% | +£384k | £5.5m | 42.2% | £8,743 |
Teaching staff
£6.8m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£1.9m
Other costs
£1.3m
5.8%
Admin staff
0.2%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
1.4%
Premises (total)
3.9%
Supply staff
1.3%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 49.1 | 75.4% | 54.4% | 39.5% | — | 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 | 89.2 | 16.4 | £51,356 | 9.6% | 1.1% | 4.3 |
| 2021/22 | 86.3 | 17.2 | £52,912 | 11.6% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2022/23 | 85.9 | 17.4 | £54,997 | 10.9% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2023/24 | 82.8 | 18.0 | £59,538 | 14.4% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2024/25 | 82.3 | 18.0 | £62,964 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
13.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.9% | 4.4% | -0.4pp | 7.0% | 3.2% | 0.8% | 1,104 |
| 2014/15 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 7.3% | 3.2% | 0.6% | 1,138 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 7.4% | 3.6% | 0.6% | 1,176 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 7.4% | 3.7% | 0.8% | 1,220 |
| 2017/18 | 4.4% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 8.7% | 3.4% | 1.1% | 1,225 |
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 5.7% | 3.1% | 0.9% | 1,219 |
| 2020/21 | 3.3% | 4.5% | -1.2pp | 3.6% | 2.9% | 0.4% | 1,236 |
| 2021/22 | 5.1% | 7.1% | -2.0pp | 10.6% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 1,239 |
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% | -0.7pp | 16.2% | 4.7% | 1.4% | 1,250 |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% | -1.1pp | 12.8% | 4.2% | 1.3% | 1,256 |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% | -0.3pp | 13.1% | 4.4% | 1.4% | 1,238 |
17 May 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 2008 | URN 101930 | Outstanding |