Flags
6
5 high
Per-pupil income
£10,770.33
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
68.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-6.8%
of income
In-year balance
-6.1%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 6.0% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -0.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.5%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 6.1% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -6.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.8%.
13 February 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 13 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
663
Capacity
810 (82%)
Free school meals
29.4%
English additional lang.
28.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
44.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.9
Mean salary
£58,167
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
40.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.0%
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25 · 718 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 | £6.6m | £6.5m | £4.2m | 64.4% | +£88k | £388k | 5.9% | £8,458 |
| 2022/23 | £6.9m | £6.9m | £4.5m | 64.8% | -£17k | £371k | 5.4% | £9,171 |
| 2023/24 | £7.0m | £7.4m | £5.3m | 76.6% | -£416k | -£46k | -0.7% | £9,669 |
| 2024/25 | £7.1m | £7.6m | £4.9m | 68.8% | -£438k | -£484k | -6.8% | £10,770 |
Teaching staff
£3.5m
Support staff
£584k
Premises
£409k
Other costs
£2.3m
4.5%
Admin staff
3.5%
Energy
1.4%
ICT
12.8%
Premises (total)
6.0%
Supply staff
5.6%
Catering
10.8%
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 | —* | 49.7 | 73.4% | 48.7% | 39.2% | — | 158 |
* 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 | 54.8 | 14.1 | £47,774 | 33.6% | 0.0% | 14.3 |
| 2021/22 | 50.4 | 15.4 | £48,525 | 20.6% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2022/23 | 52.6 | 14.3 | £48,822 | 35.9% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2023/24 | 54.3 | 13.2 | £53,913 | 30.8% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2024/25 | 44.6 | 14.9 | £58,167 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
40.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 12.7% | 2.9% | 2.3% | 937 |
| 2014/15 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 16.0% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 843 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.5% | 3.5% | 2.2% | 821 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 13.3% | 3.4% | 2.0% | 758 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 11.6% | 3.8% | 1.5% | 750 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 14.1% | 3.8% | 1.9% | 774 |
| 2020/21 | 9.2% | 4.5% | +4.7pp | 30.8% | 3.3% | 5.8% | 831 |
| 2021/22 | 9.5% | 7.1% | +2.4pp | 32.3% | 7.4% | 2.1% | 827 |
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% | +1.7pp | 28.4% | 6.8% | 1.8% | 805 |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% | +3.3pp | 34.1% | 6.7% | 3.1% | 781 |
| 2024/25 | 11.5% | 6.2% | +5.3pp | 40.0% | 7.0% | 4.5% | 718 |
13 February 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2010 | — | Requires improvement |