Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£11,877.85
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
71.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.4%
of income
In-year balance
+3.6%
of income
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 3.9%.
14 March 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 13 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,261
Capacity
1,239 (102%)
Free school meals
50.9%
English additional lang.
66.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
84.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.9
Mean salary
£57,805
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.7%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 1,055 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 | £12.2m | £12.4m | £9.1m | 74.2% | -£141k | £1.2m | 9.8% | £9,927 |
| 2022/23 | £12.9m | £13.7m | £10.2m | 79.0% | -£791k | £400k | 3.1% | £10,462 |
| 2023/24 | £14.4m | £14.3m | £10.4m | 72.3% | +£169k | £569k | 3.9% | £11,544 |
| 2024/25 | £15.0m | £14.4m | £10.7m | 71.6% | +£542k | £1.1m | 7.4% | £11,878 |
Teaching staff
£7.2m
Support staff
£2.2m
Premises
£593k
Other costs
£3.1m
5.7%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
1.6%
ICT
6.9%
Premises (total)
0.8%
Supply staff
4.7%
Catering
1.8%
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 | —* | 49.0 | 75.6% | 51.8% | 59.6% | — | 193 |
* 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 | 84.0 | 14.5 | £50,046 | 11.7% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 84.0 | 14.6 | £50,893 | 14.8% | 0.0% | 1.4 |
| 2022/23 | 97.5 | 12.6 | £50,466 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2023/24 | 96.7 | 12.9 | £53,452 | 19.3% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2024/25 | 84.7 | 14.9 | £57,805 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.7pp | 19.1% | 3.5% | 2.5% | 987 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 18.7% | 3.9% | 2.1% | 1,002 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 17.1% | 2.4% | 3.3% | 990 |
| 2016/17 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 16.1% | 3.1% | 2.5% | 997 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 14.5% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 1,028 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 16.0% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 1,036 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 16.1% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 1,062 |
| 2021/22 | 7.3% | 7.1% | +0.2pp | 23.0% | 4.2% | 3.1% | 1,071 |
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% | +0.3pp | 21.6% | 3.7% | 3.4% | 1,045 |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% | +0.7pp | 20.5% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 1,051 |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% | +0.9pp | 23.0% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 1,055 |
14 March 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2009 | — | Requires improvement |