Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,610.7
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
79.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.3%
of income
In-year balance
-2.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.6%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.8% of income.
20 September 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,015
Capacity
1,167 (87%)
Free school meals
34.0%
English additional lang.
47.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
69.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.5
Mean salary
£53,909
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.2%
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
2024/25 · 915 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 | £7.4m | £7.2m | £5.8m | 78.2% | +£236k | -£642 | -0.0% | £6,761 |
| 2022/23 | £7.4m | £7.2m | £5.8m | 78.0% | +£251k | -£642 | -0.0% | £6,732 |
| 2023/24 | £8.7m | £8.3m | £6.3m | 72.5% | +£355k | £706k | 8.2% | £8,134 |
| 2024/25 | £8.7m | £9.0m | £7.0m | 79.6% | -£248k | £459k | 5.3% | £8,611 |
Teaching staff
£5.5m
Support staff
£595k
Premises
£616k
Other costs
£1.4m
8.2%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
9.8%
Premises (total)
1.3%
Supply staff
2.0%
Catering
1.9%
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 | —* | 52.0 | 78.5% | 53.7% | 90.4% | — | 177 |
* 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 | 72.3 | 14.8 | £47,458 | 18.5% | 0.0% | 1.9 |
| 2021/22 | 67.5 | 16.2 | £49,216 | 11.3% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2022/23 | 67.9 | 16.2 | £47,332 | 21.4% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2023/24 | 63.7 | 16.7 | £51,085 | 19.3% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2024/25 | 69.8 | 14.5 | £53,909 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 9.9% | 3.6% | 1.0% | 938 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.2% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 933 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 12.0% | 3.6% | 1.7% | 944 |
| 2016/17 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 13.2% | 3.9% | 1.8% | 943 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.0pp | 11.6% | 2.9% | 1.8% | 950 |
| 2018/19 | 4.6% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 9.2% | 2.6% | 2.0% | 934 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 14.5% | 3.1% | 2.2% | 929 |
| 2021/22 | 7.9% | 7.1% | +0.7pp | 26.6% | 4.3% | 3.6% | 947 |
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 24.2% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 937 |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% | +0.8pp | 24.0% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 950 |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% | +2.4pp | 31.8% | 4.2% | 4.4% | 915 |
20 September 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2012 | — | Outstanding |