Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,457.11
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
80.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
1.5%
of income
In-year balance
-1.6%
of income
Elevated: turnover 17.8%, vacancy rate 3.8%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.3%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.6% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 1.5%.
17 January 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,236
Capacity
1,228 (101%)
Free school meals
15.0%
English additional lang.
16.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
74.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.5
Mean salary
£53,492
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.
11.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25 · 905 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 | £8.0m | £8.0m | £6.3m | 78.6% | +£79k | £440k | 5.5% | £6,664 |
| 2022/23 | £8.3m | £8.5m | £6.7m | 81.5% | -£230k | £210k | 2.5% | £6,928 |
| 2023/24 | £8.7m | £8.6m | £6.8m | 78.8% | +£75k | £285k | 3.3% | £7,166 |
| 2024/25 | £9.2m | £9.4m | £7.4m | 80.3% | -£148k | £138k | 1.5% | £7,457 |
Teaching staff
£5.7m
Support staff
£659k
Premises
£468k
Other costs
£1.5m
4.1%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
6.6%
Premises (total)
4.6%
Supply staff
0.8%
Catering
4.1%
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 | —* | 63.5 | 92.3% | 80.7% | 82.9% | — | 181 |
* 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 | 77.2 | 16.0 | £44,026 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2021/22 | 79.6 | 15.1 | £45,766 | 19.6% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2022/23 | 77.8 | 15.3 | £46,870 | 20.1% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2023/24 | 75.2 | 16.0 | £52,552 | 17.8% | 3.8% | 4.1 |
| 2024/25 | 74.9 | 16.5 | £53,492 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
11.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 9.2% | 4.2% | 0.6% | 918 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 8.6% | 4.1% | 0.7% | 910 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 8.2% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 911 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 10.3% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 912 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.0pp | 8.9% | 4.2% | 0.6% | 912 |
| 2018/19 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 6.9% | 3.9% | 0.3% | 917 |
| 2020/21 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 6.9% | 3.1% | 0.3% | 919 |
| 2021/22 | 4.9% | 7.1% | -2.3pp | 10.7% | 4.5% | 0.3% | 924 |
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% | -1.4pp | 12.0% | 5.1% | 0.3% | 908 |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% | -1.2pp | 11.3% | 4.7% | 0.7% | 909 |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% | -0.7pp | 11.7% | 4.7% | 0.8% | 905 |
17 January 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2009 | — | Outstanding |