Per-pupil income
£8,080.44
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+4.5%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Outstanding1 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
OutstandingOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,961
Capacity
1,970 (100%)
Free school meals
28.5%
English additional lang.
31.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
109.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.9
Mean salary
£55,834
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25 · 1,603 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 | £13.3m | £12.6m | £9.5m | 71.4% | +£694k | £1.2m | 9.3% | £7,050 |
| 2022/23 | £14.5m | £13.3m | £10.1m | 69.3% | +£1.2m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,720 |
| 2023/24 | £15.6m | £14.9m | £11.3m | 72.4% | +£693k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,080 |
Teaching staff
£7.9m
Support staff
£2.0m
Premises
£1.1m
Other costs
£2.5m
5.8%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
5.7%
Premises (total)
0.9%
Supply staff
6.2%
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 | —* | 57.7 | 82.1% | 70.5% | 38.1% | — | 302 |
* 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 | 109.5 | 17.3 | £48,123 | 6.6% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2021/22 | 115.9 | 16.3 | £48,829 | 25.1% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2022/23 | 102.5 | 18.3 | £49,955 | 18.6% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2023/24 | 123.6 | 15.6 | £53,348 | 23.3% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2024/25 | 109.8 | 17.9 | £55,834 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 12.8% | 3.5% | 1.3% | 1,287 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 11.0% | 3.5% | 1.1% | 1,278 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 12.4% | 3.5% | 1.1% | 1,270 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 11.5% | 3.5% | 1.3% | 1,326 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 9.7% | 3.2% | 1.4% | 1,383 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 13.3% | 3.8% | 1.8% | 1,467 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.8% | 4.1% | 1.3% | 1,597 |
| 2021/22 | 8.6% | 7.1% | +1.5pp | 26.7% | 5.9% | 2.7% | 1,586 |
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% | +1.6pp | 24.7% | 4.9% | 3.5% | 1,596 |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% | +1.3pp | 21.5% | 5.1% | 2.8% | 1,594 |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% | +1.2pp | 19.0% | 5.1% | 2.3% | 1,603 |
1 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2012 | — | Good |