Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,613.42
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
82.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-5.5%
of income
In-year balance
-5.1%
of income
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -0.4%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.8%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.0% of income.
11 June 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
654
Capacity
620 (105%)
Free school meals
19.6%
English additional lang.
22.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
41.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.7
Mean salary
£55,460
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
13.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.6%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25 · 680 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 | £4.1m | £3.9m | £3.2m | 79.4% | +£152k | £139k | 3.4% | £6,376 |
| 2022/23 | £4.2m | £4.2m | £3.4m | 81.6% | -£20k | £119k | 2.8% | £6,573 |
| 2023/24 | £4.6m | £4.8m | £3.7m | 80.8% | -£137k | -£18k | -0.4% | £6,783 |
| 2024/25 | £5.0m | £5.2m | £4.1m | 82.6% | -£255k | -£273k | -5.5% | £7,613 |
Teaching staff
£3.2m
Support staff
£259k
Premises
£300k
Other costs
£822k
7.4%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
5.6%
Premises (total)
3.5%
Supply staff
2.6%
Catering
4.3%
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 | —* | 55.7 | 82.5% | 61.3% | 87.6% | — | 137 |
* 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 | 40.9 | 16.1 | £45,664 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2021/22 | 41.7 | 15.3 | £46,613 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 13.4 |
| 2022/23 | 42.4 | 15.1 | £46,265 | 4.3% | 0.0% | 7.9 |
| 2023/24 | 43.6 | 15.6 | £51,874 | 16.1% | 2.2% | 7.8 |
| 2024/25 | 41.8 | 15.7 | £55,460 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
13.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.0% | 4.4% | -0.4pp | 8.9% | 3.0% | 0.9% | 561 |
| 2014/15 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 8.6% | 2.6% | 1.0% | 558 |
| 2015/16 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 8.0% | 2.5% | 1.1% | 565 |
| 2016/17 | 3.5% | 4.6% | -1.1pp | 6.8% | 2.5% | 1.0% | 585 |
| 2017/18 | 3.5% | 4.8% | -1.3pp | 7.2% | 2.2% | 1.3% | 599 |
| 2018/19 | 3.5% | 4.6% | -1.1pp | 5.8% | 2.7% | 0.9% | 635 |
| 2020/21 | 3.2% | 4.5% | -1.3pp | 6.6% | 2.4% | 0.8% | 679 |
| 2021/22 | 6.3% | 7.1% | -0.8pp | 18.5% | 5.0% | 1.3% | 670 |
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% | -0.4pp | 16.6% | 4.2% | 2.2% | 681 |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% | -0.7pp | 14.1% | 3.5% | 2.4% | 715 |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% | -0.7pp | 13.5% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 680 |
11 June 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 2008 | — | Outstanding |