Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,880.02
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
78.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
11.4%
of income
In-year balance
+0.5%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.5%.
6 November 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,192
Capacity
1,200 (99%)
Free school meals
13.7%
English additional lang.
22.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
73.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£56,485
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
11.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25 · 888 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 | £7.8m | £7.6m | £6.0m | 77.5% | +£225k | £823k | 10.6% | £6,492 |
| 2022/23 | £8.2m | £8.1m | £6.3m | 76.7% | +£135k | £957k | 11.7% | £6,905 |
| 2023/24 | £8.8m | £8.7m | £6.7m | 76.5% | +£68k | £1.0m | 11.7% | £7,345 |
| 2024/25 | £9.4m | £9.3m | £7.4m | 78.5% | +£48k | £1.1m | 11.4% | £7,880 |
Teaching staff
£5.7m
Support staff
£815k
Premises
£426k
Other costs
£1.5m
7.5%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
6.4%
Premises (total)
0.9%
Supply staff
4.9%
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 | —* | 62.3 | 88.4% | 78.6% | 17.9% | — | 173 |
* 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 | 76.8 | 15.8 | £47,295 | 13.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 74.6 | 16.1 | £47,159 | 17.7% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 70.6 | 16.8 | £46,886 | 21.5% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2023/24 | 71.6 | 16.7 | £52,189 | 22.3% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2024/25 | 73.0 | 16.3 | £56,485 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
11.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.8% | 4.4% | -0.6pp | 5.8% | 3.5% | 0.3% | 830 |
| 2014/15 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 6.2% | 3.7% | 0.3% | 859 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 9.1% | 3.9% | 0.4% | 868 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 9.3% | 4.2% | 0.5% | 867 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 10.0% | 4.4% | 0.5% | 893 |
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 6.9% | 3.7% | 0.4% | 898 |
| 2020/21 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 4.7% | 3.0% | 0.3% | 890 |
| 2021/22 | 6.1% | 7.1% | -1.0pp | 16.6% | 5.5% | 0.6% | 894 |
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% | -0.7pp | 16.0% | 5.4% | 0.8% | 904 |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% | -0.5pp | 15.3% | 5.4% | 0.7% | 898 |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% | -0.5pp | 11.8% | 4.7% | 1.0% | 888 |
6 November 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Nov 2008 | — | Good |