Flags
4
3 high
Per-pupil income
£8,853.51
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
73.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.5%
of income
In-year balance
+0.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.3%.
Elevated: turnover 25.4%, sickness 9.5 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.6%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.6% of income.
4 May 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
770
Capacity
926 (83%)
Free school meals
38.2%
English additional lang.
2.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
45.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£51,302
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
34.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25 · 807 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 | £5.8m | £5.8m | £4.4m | 76.6% | +£44k | £146k | 2.5% | £6,776 |
| 2022/23 | £6.4m | £6.4m | £4.7m | 73.6% | +£36k | £182k | 2.8% | £7,900 |
| 2023/24 | £6.5m | £6.7m | £4.8m | 73.8% | -£173k | £9k | 0.1% | £8,131 |
| 2024/25 | £6.8m | £6.8m | £5.0m | 73.8% | +£24k | £32k | 0.5% | £8,854 |
Teaching staff
£3.5m
Support staff
£796k
Premises
£415k
Other costs
£1.3m
7.5%
Admin staff
1.5%
Energy
1.5%
ICT
4.3%
Premises (total)
1.8%
Supply staff
1.8%
Catering
5.3%
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 | —* | 41.5 | 55.5% | 36.3% | 21.9% | — | 146 |
* 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 | 50.5 | 16.7 | £40,882 | 6.3% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2021/22 | 50.0 | 17.1 | £41,080 | 16.8% | 0.0% | 9.7 |
| 2022/23 | 52.8 | 15.3 | £45,133 | 25.4% | 1.9% | 9.5 |
| 2023/24 | 46.3 | 17.4 | £48,872 | 8.0% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2024/25 | 45.3 | 17.0 | £51,302 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
34.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.8% | 4.4% | +2.4pp | 21.6% | 5.5% | 1.2% | 652 |
| 2014/15 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 23.1% | 5.4% | 1.5% | 657 |
| 2015/16 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 21.1% | 4.9% | 1.9% | 669 |
| 2016/17 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 20.4% | 4.9% | 1.7% | 677 |
| 2017/18 | 6.7% | 4.8% | +2.0pp | 19.5% | 5.1% | 1.7% | 748 |
| 2018/19 | 8.3% | 4.6% | +3.6pp | 29.9% | 6.4% | 1.9% | 800 |
| 2020/21 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 19.9% | 5.4% | 1.1% | 877 |
| 2021/22 | 9.7% | 7.1% | +2.6pp | 32.3% | 7.7% | 2.0% | 904 |
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% | +4.5pp | 35.4% | 8.8% | 2.5% | 860 |
| 2023/24 | 11.8% | 6.6% | +5.2pp | 37.4% | 8.4% | 3.4% | 848 |
| 2024/25 | 10.6% | 6.2% | +4.3pp | 34.0% | 8.2% | 2.4% | 807 |
4 May 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov 2011 | — | Good |