Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,937.82
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
69.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.0%
of income
In-year balance
+1.4%
of income
Elevated: turnover 23.8%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 2.0%.
26 September 2018 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,116
Capacity
1,260 (89%)
Free school meals
28.5%
English additional lang.
33.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
74.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.1
Mean salary
£58,728
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.6%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25 · 923 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 | £9.3m | £9.2m | £6.9m | 74.2% | +£79k | £298k | 3.2% | £8,628 |
| 2022/23 | £9.3m | £9.6m | £7.0m | 75.4% | -£294k | £3k | 0.0% | £8,454 |
| 2023/24 | £10.2m | £10.1m | £7.3m | 71.2% | +£58k | £61k | 0.6% | £9,096 |
| 2024/25 | £11.1m | £10.9m | £7.7m | 69.7% | +£160k | £221k | 2.0% | £9,938 |
Teaching staff
£5.4m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£1.2m
Other costs
£2.0m
6.6%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
1.8%
ICT
10.0%
Premises (total)
0.2%
Supply staff
3.4%
Catering
5.5%
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 | —* | 46.1 | 61.7% | 44.4% | 38.9% | — | 162 |
* 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 | 74.0 | 14.6 | £45,902 | 13.4% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2021/22 | 73.2 | 14.7 | £45,933 | 23.8% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2022/23 | 70.0 | 15.7 | £51,486 | 12.0% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2023/24 | 70.3 | 15.9 | £53,189 | 7.5% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2024/25 | 74.0 | 15.1 | £58,728 | —% | 1.3% | — |
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.6pp | 16.1% | 3.7% | 2.2% | 915 |
| 2014/15 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 18.5% | 4.1% | 2.2% | 907 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 18.3% | 4.2% | 1.8% | 900 |
| 2016/17 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 20.4% | 4.0% | 2.4% | 894 |
| 2017/18 | 6.2% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 17.4% | 3.8% | 2.5% | 918 |
| 2018/19 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 18.6% | 3.9% | 2.8% | 927 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | 0.0pp | 11.9% | 2.6% | 1.9% | 931 |
| 2021/22 | 9.2% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 31.0% | 4.4% | 4.8% | 925 |
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% | +2.0pp | 26.9% | 4.1% | 4.7% | 950 |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% | +1.1pp | 21.8% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 965 |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% | +1.5pp | 23.7% | 3.6% | 4.1% | 923 |
26 September 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 2014 | — | Good |