Per-pupil income
£8,608.07
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
61.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.9%
of income
In-year balance
+2.6%
of income
No active flags for this school.
19 October 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,781
Capacity
1,791 (99%)
Free school meals
31.4%
English additional lang.
15.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
108.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.5
Mean salary
£52,089
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.9%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 1,417 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 | £12.4m | £12.2m | £8.1m | 65.2% | +£235k | £658k | 5.3% | £7,463 |
| 2022/23 | £13.4m | £12.8m | £8.2m | 61.1% | +£576k | £1.3m | 9.3% | £7,944 |
| 2023/24 | £14.9m | £14.5m | £9.2m | 61.9% | +£388k | £1.6m | 10.9% | £8,608 |
Teaching staff
£6.8m
Support staff
£1.6m
Premises
£3.1m
Other costs
£2.2m
3.8%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
1.9%
ICT
1.9%
Premises (total)
0.8%
Supply staff
5.3%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 51.7 | 80.4% | 59.1% | 6.9% | — | 276 |
* 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 95.1 | 16.7 | £41,765 | 6.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020/21 | 98.4 | 16.3 | £42,027 | 9.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 102.5 | 16.5 | £45,494 | 9.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 99.2 | 17.5 | £49,544 | 4.2% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2024/25 | 108.1 | 16.5 | £52,089 | —% | 0.9% | — |
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 13.4% | 4.1% | 0.9% | 1,249 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 10.4% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 1,237 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 9.6% | 4.0% | 0.7% | 1,243 |
| 2016/17 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 6.5% | 3.4% | 0.7% | 1,242 |
| 2017/18 | 4.0% | 4.8% | -0.7pp | 7.0% | 3.2% | 0.8% | 1,257 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 8.0% | 3.2% | 1.1% | 1,276 |
| 2020/21 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 7.5% | 2.9% | 0.7% | 1,354 |
| 2021/22 | 7.2% | 7.1% | +0.0pp | 21.0% | 5.8% | 1.4% | 1,368 |
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% | +0.6pp | 22.2% | 5.5% | 1.9% | 1,390 |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% | +1.0pp | 20.3% | 5.1% | 2.5% | 1,421 |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% | +0.4pp | 17.2% | 4.7% | 1.9% | 1,417 |
19 October 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 2011 | URN 104386 | Good |