Per-pupil income
£7,066.88
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
53.3%
of income
In-year balance
+8.6%
of income
No active flags for this school.
2 May 2018 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
617
Capacity
800 (77%)
Free school meals
25.8%
English additional lang.
47.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
39.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.8
Mean salary
£45,306
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
9.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25 · 630 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 | £4.0m | £3.4m | £2.6m | 64.6% | +£615k | £1.9m | 48.1% | £6,590 |
| 2022/23 | £4.2m | £3.7m | £2.6m | 62.5% | +£494k | £2.2m | 52.0% | £6,808 |
| 2023/24 | £4.3m | £4.0m | £2.8m | 65.5% | +£373k | £2.3m | 53.3% | £7,067 |
Teaching staff
£1.6m
Support staff
£843k
Premises
£315k
Other costs
£805k
6.6%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
7.8%
Premises (total)
1.2%
Supply staff
1.4%
Catering
2.4%
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 | —* | 49.8 | 79.0% | 67.7% | 82.3% | — | 124 |
* 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 | 36.5 | 16.5 | £39,808 | 21.9% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2021/22 | 36.9 | 16.4 | £40,289 | 21.7% | 0.0% | 8.7 |
| 2022/23 | 34.0 | 18.1 | £41,715 | 48.2% | 2.9% | 5.1 |
| 2023/24 | 35.3 | 17.4 | £43,991 | 25.9% | 2.8% | 6.7 |
| 2024/25 | 39.0 | 15.8 | £45,306 | —% | 2.5% | — |
Overall absence
4.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
9.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 2.6% | 4.5% | -1.8pp | 2.7% | 2.3% | 0.3% | 148 |
| 2016/17 | 2.1% | 4.6% | -2.5pp | 2.2% | 1.7% | 0.4% | 276 |
| 2017/18 | 2.4% | 4.8% | -2.4pp | 3.5% | 1.9% | 0.4% | 404 |
| 2018/19 | 2.6% | 4.6% | -2.0pp | 4.0% | 2.0% | 0.6% | 528 |
| 2020/21 | 2.9% | 4.5% | -1.6pp | 5.8% | 2.6% | 0.4% | 617 |
| 2021/22 | 4.3% | 7.1% | -2.8pp | 8.7% | 3.7% | 0.6% | 613 |
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% | -0.1pp | 19.6% | 3.7% | 3.0% | 618 |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% | -1.8pp | 11.4% | 3.1% | 1.7% | 634 |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% | -1.9pp | 9.7% | 2.7% | 1.6% | 630 |
2 May 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding