Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,630.69
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
15.1%
of income
In-year balance
-0.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.4%.
19 November 2014 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
731
Capacity
915 (80%)
Free school meals
46.4%
English additional lang.
1.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
44.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.5
Mean salary
£52,457
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25 · 769 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 | £5.6m | £5.7m | £4.2m | 75.8% | -£94k | £979k | 17.5% | £7,144 |
| 2022/23 | £6.2m | £6.3m | £4.6m | 74.5% | -£96k | £1.0m | 16.9% | £7,888 |
| 2023/24 | £6.6m | £6.7m | £5.1m | 77.3% | -£46k | £1.0m | 15.1% | £8,631 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£472k
Premises
£388k
Other costs
£1.2m
12.9%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
4.4%
Premises (total)
0.8%
Supply staff
1.6%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 41.5 | 52.0% | 24.8% | 31.2% | — | 125 |
* 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 | 44.1 | 16.6 | £44,386 | 6.8% | 0.0% | 1.5 |
| 2021/22 | 45.4 | 17.3 | £46,695 | 5.3% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2022/23 | 48.8 | 16.1 | £45,389 | 12.3% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2023/24 | 48.7 | 15.8 | £51,095 | 11.5% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2024/25 | 44.4 | 16.5 | £52,457 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 16.5% | 3.9% | 1.6% | 605 |
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 18.2% | 4.3% | 1.7% | 610 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 17.3% | 3.7% | 1.8% | 613 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 15.0% | 4.0% | 2.0% | 633 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 17.5% | 3.8% | 2.2% | 685 |
| 2018/19 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 16.8% | 3.8% | 2.3% | 716 |
| 2020/21 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 20.3% | 3.6% | 2.4% | 785 |
| 2021/22 | 11.7% | 7.1% | +4.5pp | 40.9% | 8.3% | 3.4% | 828 |
| 2022/23 | 11.8% | 6.8% | +5.0pp | 40.9% | 7.2% | 4.7% | 821 |
| 2023/24 | 11.6% | 6.6% | +5.1pp | 41.2% | 6.3% | 5.4% | 794 |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% | +3.2pp | 30.3% | 5.4% | 4.0% | 769 |
19 November 2014 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2010 | URN 114299 | Good |