Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,032.63
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
75.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-4.9%
of income
In-year balance
-4.7%
of income
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -4.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.4%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.7% of income.
9 July 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
827
Capacity
1,050 (79%)
Free school meals
20.1%
English additional lang.
2.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
47.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£52,946
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 844 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 | £5.6m | £5.5m | £4.2m | 75.8% | +£102k | £422k | 7.5% | £6,848 |
| 2022/23 | £5.8m | £5.9m | £4.4m | 76.7% | -£137k | £285k | 4.9% | £7,233 |
| 2023/24 | £6.1m | £6.4m | £4.6m | 75.5% | -£297k | -£12k | -0.2% | £7,659 |
| 2024/25 | £6.6m | £7.0m | £5.0m | 75.1% | -£311k | -£323k | -4.9% | £8,033 |
Teaching staff
£3.6m
Support staff
£616k
Premises
£362k
Other costs
£1.6m
7.4%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
1.4%
ICT
7.1%
Premises (total)
2.8%
Supply staff
5.4%
Catering
0.0%
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 | —* | 41.8 | 52.0% | 26.0% | 20.0% | — | 150 |
* 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 | 54.1 | 16.4 | £45,225 | 3.5% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2021/22 | 51.5 | 15.9 | £45,528 | 5.4% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2022/23 | 49.2 | 16.2 | £47,077 | 10.4% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2023/24 | 44.8 | 17.7 | £51,473 | 5.4% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.6 | 17.4 | £52,946 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.2pp | 9.8% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 1,063 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.7% | 4.3% | 0.5% | 1,047 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.5% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 1,052 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 14.7% | 4.3% | 0.7% | 1,036 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 14.8% | 4.8% | 1.0% | 1,011 |
| 2018/19 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 18.4% | 5.5% | 1.0% | 1,003 |
| 2020/21 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 16.6% | 4.9% | 0.7% | 919 |
| 2021/22 | 9.4% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 31.6% | 8.5% | 0.9% | 857 |
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% | +2.7pp | 34.9% | 8.5% | 1.1% | 832 |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% | +3.5pp | 28.8% | 8.3% | 1.8% | 831 |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% | +3.2pp | 26.9% | 7.7% | 1.8% | 844 |
9 July 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 2013 | — | Good |