Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,316.79
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
64.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+8.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.4%.
30 January 2014 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
535
Capacity
600 (89%)
Free school meals
29.3%
English additional lang.
1.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
34.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.4
Mean salary
£48,480
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
33.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.5%
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25 · 562 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 | £3.4m | £3.4m | £2.6m | 75.6% | +£4k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,709 |
| 2022/23 | £4.0m | £3.7m | £2.6m | 64.6% | +£267k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,809 |
| 2023/24 | £4.4m | £4.0m | £2.8m | 64.9% | +£381k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,317 |
Teaching staff
£2.2m
Support staff
£89k
Premises
£221k
Other costs
£926k
4.3%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
1.0%
ICT
6.4%
Premises (total)
8.4%
Supply staff
5.7%
Catering
0.7%
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 | —* | 39.9 | 64.7% | 41.2% | 16.5% | — | 85 |
* 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 | 30.6 | 16.3 | £42,689 | 8.1% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2021/22 | 31.9 | 15.8 | £45,804 | 17.5% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2022/23 | 32.4 | 15.8 | £43,173 | 18.5% | 0.0% | 11.7 |
| 2023/24 | 32.6 | 16.0 | £45,432 | 23.4% | 3.0% | 3.1 |
| 2024/25 | 34.7 | 15.4 | £48,480 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
33.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 13.0% | 4.3% | 0.7% | 656 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.5% | 4.3% | 0.9% | 614 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 12.3% | 4.4% | 1.0% | 595 |
| 2016/17 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 17.1% | 5.1% | 1.0% | 586 |
| 2017/18 | 6.1% | 4.8% | +1.4pp | 17.4% | 5.4% | 0.8% | 558 |
| 2018/19 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 16.3% | 5.6% | 1.2% | 547 |
| 2020/21 | 8.0% | 4.5% | +3.5pp | 20.7% | 6.9% | 1.1% | 518 |
| 2021/22 | 12.2% | 7.1% | +5.0pp | 38.4% | 9.0% | 3.2% | 536 |
| 2022/23 | 11.4% | 6.8% | +4.6pp | 33.4% | 8.1% | 3.3% | 536 |
| 2023/24 | 10.0% | 6.6% | +3.5pp | 29.4% | 7.6% | 2.4% | 548 |
| 2024/25 | 12.4% | 6.2% | +6.2pp | 33.3% | 8.5% | 3.9% | 562 |
30 January 2014 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan 2012 | URN 113511 | Requires improvement |