Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,315.83
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.8%
of income
In-year balance
-1.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.2% of income.
25 April 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
1,427
Capacity
1,445 (99%)
Free school meals
21.6%
English additional lang.
33.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
82.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.2
Mean salary
£58,460
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 1,155 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 | £9.8m | £9.6m | £7.7m | 78.5% | +£118k | £374k | 3.8% | £6,684 |
| 2022/23 | £10.8m | £10.9m | £8.3m | 76.7% | -£117k | £256k | 2.4% | £7,450 |
| 2023/24 | £11.7m | £11.9m | £9.1m | 77.8% | -£143k | £99k | 0.8% | £8,316 |
Teaching staff
£6.5m
Support staff
£1.6m
Premises
£552k
Other costs
£2.2m
7.1%
Admin staff
3.3%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
7.2%
Premises (total)
1.0%
Supply staff
4.7%
Catering
1.5%
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 | —* | 53.0 | 76.8% | 57.3% | 35.0% | — | 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 | 79.3 | 17.9 | £51,815 | 13.2% | 0.0% | 1.9 |
| 2021/22 | 79.5 | 18.4 | £50,712 | 13.5% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2022/23 | 81.0 | 17.9 | £53,485 | 14.5% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2023/24 | 87.3 | 16.1 | £56,230 | 8.7% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2024/25 | 82.8 | 17.2 | £58,460 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.9% | 4.4% | -0.5pp | 6.7% | 3.5% | 0.4% | 1,057 |
| 2014/15 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.6% | 3.7% | 0.5% | 1,063 |
| 2015/16 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 8.9% | 3.9% | 0.5% | 1,062 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 10.7% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 1,096 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.0pp | 10.2% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 1,114 |
| 2018/19 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 15.1% | 4.9% | 1.3% | 1,146 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.1% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 1,158 |
| 2021/22 | 8.3% | 7.1% | +1.1pp | 23.8% | 6.4% | 1.9% | 1,152 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.5pp | 24.7% | 5.9% | 2.5% | 1,143 |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% | +2.1pp | 24.9% | 6.5% | 2.1% | 1,131 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 23.4% | 6.2% | 1.7% | 1,155 |
25 April 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Feb 2007 | URN 101351 | Outstanding |