Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,375.51
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
14.9%
of income
In-year balance
+7.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.
6 December 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
991
Capacity
975 (102%)
Free school meals
33.4%
English additional lang.
23.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
49.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.9
Mean salary
£48,777
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25 · 1,010 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 | £5.9m | £6.0m | £4.7m | 79.7% | -£77k | £543k | 9.2% | £6,037 |
| 2022/23 | £6.6m | £6.6m | £5.1m | 78.0% | -£12k | £590k | 9.0% | £6,702 |
| 2023/24 | £7.3m | £6.7m | £5.5m | 75.6% | +£557k | £1.1m | 14.9% | £7,376 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
Support staff
£575k
Premises
£394k
Other costs
£829k
10.7%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
8.8%
Premises (total)
1.1%
Supply staff
1.4%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 52.6 | 78.6% | 58.2% | 60.7% | — | 196 |
* 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 | 61.5 | 16.0 | £42,066 | 9.7% | 0.0% | 1.4 |
| 2021/22 | 62.6 | 15.6 | £42,595 | 9.9% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2022/23 | 61.8 | 15.9 | £45,113 | 20.0% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2023/24 | 40.5 | 24.4 | £50,651 | 14.8% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2024/25 | 49.7 | 19.9 | £48,777 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.6% | 4.4% | -0.8pp | 6.4% | 2.8% | 0.8% | 988 |
| 2014/15 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 7.0% | 2.6% | 1.1% | 983 |
| 2015/16 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 7.7% | 2.8% | 1.2% | 986 |
| 2016/17 | 3.8% | 4.6% | -0.8pp | 7.4% | 2.5% | 1.3% | 984 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 9.3% | 3.0% | 1.3% | 989 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 12.6% | 3.3% | 1.8% | 989 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 15.4% | 3.5% | 1.7% | 994 |
| 2021/22 | 8.9% | 7.1% | +1.8pp | 25.2% | 6.3% | 2.6% | 1,007 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.5pp | 23.5% | 4.7% | 3.6% | 1,011 |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% | +2.0pp | 25.3% | 5.2% | 3.4% | 1,018 |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% | +2.9pp | 22.4% | 5.4% | 3.8% | 1,010 |
6 December 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 2013 | — | Outstanding |