Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,890.23
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.6%
of income
In-year balance
+6.8%
of income
Elevated: sickness 10.2 days.
26 September 2012 · Notice to Improve S5 ReInspection Historic
This inspection is over 13 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,295
Capacity
1,394 (93%)
Free school meals
24.8%
English additional lang.
3.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
75.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.1
Mean salary
£50,387
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25 · 1,107 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 | £3.7m | £3.7m | £2.9m | 77.5% | +£64k | £205k | 5.5% | £2,972 |
| 2022/23 | £8.2m | £7.6m | £6.1m | 74.7% | +£569k | £408k | 5.0% | £6,302 |
| 2023/24 | £9.1m | £8.5m | £6.7m | 73.8% | +£614k | £693k | 7.6% | £6,890 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£500k
Other costs
£1.3m
6.0%
Admin staff
3.5%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
5.5%
Premises (total)
2.3%
Supply staff
1.8%
Catering
0.0%
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 | —* | 47.0 | 68.3% | 43.1% | 40.6% | — | 202 |
* 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 | 71.1 | 17.3 | £39,904 | 11.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 72.1 | 17.3 | £37,645 | 11.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 75.6 | 17.2 | £44,300 | 7.8% | 1.3% | — |
| 2023/24 | 76.4 | 17.3 | £47,796 | 8.5% | 0.0% | 10.2 |
| 2024/25 | 75.8 | 17.1 | £50,387 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 12.8% | 4.3% | 0.7% | 1,092 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 13.1% | 4.5% | 0.5% | 1,036 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.8% | 4.5% | 0.7% | 1,007 |
| 2016/17 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 14.6% | 4.5% | 1.1% | 979 |
| 2017/18 | 6.7% | 4.8% | +1.9pp | 16.4% | 5.3% | 1.4% | 983 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 14.4% | 4.5% | 1.5% | 1,019 |
| 2020/21 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 8.2% | 3.0% | 1.0% | 1,036 |
| 2021/22 | 6.5% | 7.1% | -0.7pp | 16.1% | 4.7% | 1.8% | 1,073 |
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% | +1.2pp | 20.1% | 6.0% | 2.0% | 1,115 |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% | +1.3pp | 20.1% | 5.8% | 2.1% | 1,132 |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% | +0.9pp | 14.6% | 4.8% | 2.4% | 1,107 |
26 September 2012 · Notice to Improve S5 ReInspection Historic
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Sept 2011 | URN 112950 | Inadequate |