Per-pupil income
£8,497.97
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
14.4%
of income
In-year balance
+3.9%
of income
No active flags for this school.
8 July 2014 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,916
Capacity
2,000 (96%)
Free school meals
27.6%
English additional lang.
14.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
121.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.8
Mean salary
£50,113
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25 · 1,977 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 | £14.2m | £13.2m | £9.7m | 68.0% | +£1.0m | £1.5m | 10.2% | £7,143 |
| 2022/23 | £15.4m | £14.2m | £10.1m | 65.7% | +£1.2m | £2.3m | 14.9% | £7,669 |
| 2023/24 | £16.8m | £16.1m | £11.0m | 65.4% | +£658k | £2.4m | 14.4% | £8,498 |
Teaching staff
£7.7m
Support staff
£2.3m
Premises
£2.4m
Other costs
£2.8m
4.4%
Admin staff
0.1%
Energy
2.5%
ICT
1.7%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
5.5%
Catering
1.3%
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 | —* | 49.8 | 71.0% | 48.0% | 55.1% | — | 396 |
* 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 | 130.7 | 15.2 | £43,007 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2021/22 | 129.7 | 15.3 | £42,755 | 17.3% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2022/23 | 121.3 | 16.5 | £42,575 | 18.9% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2023/24 | 122.1 | 16.2 | £44,348 | 7.2% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2024/25 | 121.6 | 15.8 | £50,113 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.1% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 17.7% | 4.3% | 1.8% | 2,075 |
| 2014/15 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 20.7% | 4.5% | 2.2% | 1,961 |
| 2015/16 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 19.7% | 4.5% | 2.2% | 1,981 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 15.2% | 3.2% | 2.2% | 1,982 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 13.6% | 3.1% | 2.5% | 1,986 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 11.7% | 2.2% | 3.0% | 1,990 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.1% | 3.8% | 1.7% | 2,025 |
| 2021/22 | 8.3% | 7.1% | +1.1pp | 25.3% | 4.3% | 3.9% | 2,030 |
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% | +0.8pp | 22.1% | 3.3% | 4.3% | 2,044 |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% | +1.6pp | 23.9% | 3.9% | 4.2% | 2,024 |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% | +0.5pp | 19.5% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 1,977 |
8 July 2014 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good