Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,478.2
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-0.2%
of income
In-year balance
-1.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.0%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.1% of income.
5 June 2018 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
774
Capacity
890 (87%)
Free school meals
32.8%
English additional lang.
20.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
45.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.1
Mean salary
£51,850
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.4%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25 · 726 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 | £4.5m | £4.8m | £3.6m | 79.8% | -£271k | £565k | 12.5% | £6,811 |
| 2022/23 | £4.9m | £5.0m | £3.8m | 78.2% | -£114k | £261k | 5.3% | £7,362 |
| 2023/24 | £5.3m | £5.4m | £4.1m | 77.4% | -£59k | -£13k | -0.2% | £7,478 |
Teaching staff
£2.8m
Support staff
£644k
Premises
£250k
Other costs
£1.0m
6.7%
Admin staff
4.8%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
8.8%
Premises (total)
4.2%
Supply staff
2.0%
Catering
1.3%
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 | —* | 43.8 | 58.8% | 40.4% | 64.9% | — | 114 |
* 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 | 14.3 | £40,925 | 3.6% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2021/22 | 43.5 | 15.3 | £43,195 | 11.5% | 0.0% | 11.9 |
| 2022/23 | 43.4 | 15.3 | £44,394 | 27.9% | 0.0% | 8.7 |
| 2023/24 | 42.1 | 16.9 | £46,633 | 18.1% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2024/25 | 45.3 | 17.1 | £51,850 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.6% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 123 |
| 2016/17 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 10.0% | 3.3% | 0.8% | 250 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 13.8% | 3.8% | 1.3% | 369 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 15.3% | 3.8% | 1.2% | 495 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.4% | 3.8% | 1.6% | 614 |
| 2021/22 | 8.9% | 7.1% | +1.8pp | 24.7% | 6.4% | 2.5% | 615 |
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% | +3.0pp | 28.4% | 7.2% | 2.7% | 634 |
| 2023/24 | 10.0% | 6.6% | +3.5pp | 26.0% | 6.7% | 3.3% | 673 |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% | +3.9pp | 25.9% | 6.4% | 3.8% | 726 |
5 June 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good