Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,857.14
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-4.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.1% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.
9 October 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
802
Capacity
810 (99%)
Free school meals
16.1%
English additional lang.
2.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
41.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.1
Mean salary
£52,551
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
7.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 826 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 | £4.9m | £4.7m | £3.5m | 71.1% | +£215k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,157 |
| 2022/23 | £5.2m | £4.9m | £3.9m | 74.2% | +£330k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,596 |
| 2023/24 | £5.5m | £5.7m | £4.2m | 76.2% | -£224k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,857 |
Teaching staff
£3.1m
Support staff
£257k
Premises
£270k
Other costs
£1.3m
12.5%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
1.0%
ICT
8.0%
Premises (total)
2.5%
Supply staff
4.0%
Catering
2.2%
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 | —* | 50.6 | 73.4% | 53.9% | 31.2% | — | 154 |
* 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 | 40.6 | 19.5 | £43,312 | 10.6% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2021/22 | 40.3 | 19.9 | £42,319 | 23.1% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2022/23 | 37.9 | 20.8 | £44,625 | 13.3% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2023/24 | 44.2 | 18.1 | £49,382 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2024/25 | 41.9 | 19.1 | £52,551 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 10.4% | 4.0% | 0.7% | 690 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 9.3% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 681 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 10.9% | 4.4% | 0.7% | 687 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 11.8% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 719 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 12.1% | 4.8% | 0.9% | 746 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 12.4% | 4.9% | 0.8% | 781 |
| 2020/21 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 18.5% | 6.3% | 0.4% | 811 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 25.4% | 7.2% | 0.8% | 819 |
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% | +0.8pp | 22.2% | 6.4% | 1.2% | 814 |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% | +2.3pp | 25.0% | 7.5% | 1.4% | 823 |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% | +2.9pp | 22.4% | 7.1% | 2.0% | 826 |
9 October 2014 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 2011 | URN 121163 | Good |