Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,647.12
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.0%
of income
In-year balance
-3.4%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.4% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
14 September 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
936
Capacity
930 (101%)
Free school meals
38.1%
English additional lang.
15.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
61.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.3
Mean salary
£51,781
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.0%
Unauthorised absence
6.4%
2024/25 · 991 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 | £6.8m | £7.1m | £5.3m | 78.0% | -£331k | £785k | 11.6% | £7,269 |
| 2022/23 | £7.4m | £7.7m | £5.5m | 73.9% | -£278k | £505k | 6.8% | £8,074 |
| 2023/24 | £8.1m | £8.4m | £6.1m | 75.2% | -£275k | £323k | 4.0% | £8,647 |
Teaching staff
£4.1m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£602k
Other costs
£1.7m
8.1%
Admin staff
3.3%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
8.2%
Premises (total)
2.5%
Supply staff
4.5%
Catering
1.7%
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 | —* | 47.7 | 69.6% | 49.1% | 42.1% | — | 171 |
* 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 | 59.0 | 15.3 | £44,675 | 15.5% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2021/22 | 56.5 | 16.4 | £46,070 | 10.4% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2022/23 | 58.0 | 15.8 | £47,698 | 21.7% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2023/24 | 59.1 | 15.9 | £48,626 | 17.8% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2024/25 | 61.0 | 15.3 | £51,781 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 12.5% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 1,006 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.2% | 3.3% | 2.5% | 911 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 15.3% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 892 |
| 2016/17 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 17.3% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 929 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 15.6% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 921 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 14.3% | 1.6% | 3.6% | 929 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 14.7% | 1.8% | 3.4% | 933 |
| 2021/22 | 7.9% | 7.1% | +0.8pp | 21.9% | 2.9% | 5.0% | 963 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.5pp | 22.8% | 2.1% | 6.2% | 966 |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% | +2.0pp | 23.6% | 1.8% | 6.8% | 987 |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% | +3.1pp | 24.3% | 3.0% | 6.4% | 991 |
14 September 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2015 | — | Requires improvement |