Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£5,815.02
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-5.0%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.0% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.4%.
23 September 2014 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,429
Capacity
1,425 (100%)
Free school meals
11.0%
English additional lang.
8.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
75.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.1
Mean salary
£50,102
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 1,269 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 | £7.7m | £7.7m | £5.7m | 74.3% | +£1k | £700k | 9.1% | £5,774 |
| 2022/23 | £8.3m | £7.8m | £6.0m | 72.8% | +£486k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,092 |
| 2023/24 | £8.2m | £8.6m | £6.3m | 76.5% | -£406k | £0 | 0.0% | £5,815 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
Support staff
£886k
Premises
£816k
Other costs
£1.5m
4.0%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
4.4%
ICT
12.2%
Premises (total)
2.3%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
0.8%
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 | — | 51.0 | 75.5% | 53.6% | 34.8% | — | 233 |
| 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 | 78.3 | 16.9 | £43,938 | 7.4% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2021/22 | 76.6 | 17.5 | £43,214 | 6.6% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2022/23 | 80.5 | 16.9 | £44,498 | 12.4% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2023/24 | 73.0 | 19.3 | £47,375 | 7.6% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2024/25 | 75.0 | 19.1 | £50,102 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.6pp | 17.3% | 4.7% | 1.3% | 974 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 13.2% | 4.3% | 1.3% | 891 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.3% | 4.5% | 1.3% | 899 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 10.7% | 3.5% | 1.2% | 934 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 11.1% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 1,035 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 9.1% | 3.1% | 1.4% | 1,118 |
| 2020/21 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 8.0% | 3.2% | 0.6% | 1,192 |
| 2021/22 | 7.6% | 7.1% | +0.4pp | 19.7% | 6.0% | 1.5% | 1,189 |
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% | +0.7pp | 18.1% | 5.8% | 1.6% | 1,213 |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% | +2.8pp | 25.2% | 7.2% | 2.1% | 1,264 |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% | +2.2pp | 20.8% | 6.7% | 1.7% | 1,269 |
23 September 2014 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar 2012 | URN 109321 | Requires improvement |