Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£6,401.36
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
84.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-9.3%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 84.0%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 9.3% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.6%.
28 September 2011 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,038
Capacity
1,090 (95%)
Free school meals
22.2%
English additional lang.
3.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
62.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.7
Mean salary
£51,653
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 921 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 | £5.3m | £5.3m | £4.3m | 80.2% | +£38k | £0 | 0.0% | £5,696 |
| 2022/23 | £6.2m | £6.1m | £4.7m | 76.8% | +£67k | £0 | 0.0% | £5,976 |
| 2023/24 | £6.6m | £7.2m | £5.5m | 84.0% | -£613k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,401 |
Teaching staff
£3.3m
Support staff
£644k
Premises
£320k
Other costs
£1.4m
21.2%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
1.1%
ICT
6.6%
Premises (total)
1.3%
Supply staff
0.4%
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 | —* | 44.3 | 65.8% | 36.2% | 34.9% | — | 152 |
* 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 | 52.5 | 17.1 | £43,364 | 9.5% | 0.0% | 2.0 |
| 2021/22 | 54.8 | 17.1 | £43,805 | 11.5% | 0.0% | 10.9 |
| 2022/23 | 53.8 | 19.2 | £46,280 | 32.3% | 1.8% | 4.0 |
| 2023/24 | 37.4 | 27.5 | £49,691 | 10.7% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2024/25 | 62.1 | 16.7 | £51,653 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.0pp | 10.3% | 3.9% | 0.5% | 702 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 12.7% | 4.8% | 0.6% | 710 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.6% | 4.4% | 0.5% | 723 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 12.7% | 4.4% | 0.6% | 725 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 13.9% | 4.7% | 1.1% | 761 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 16.0% | 4.6% | 1.3% | 755 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 12.6% | 3.6% | 1.7% | 813 |
| 2021/22 | 9.8% | 7.1% | +2.6pp | 28.5% | 7.2% | 2.5% | 834 |
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% | +2.4pp | 25.4% | 6.6% | 2.6% | 917 |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% | +3.0pp | 24.9% | 6.8% | 2.8% | 939 |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% | +2.6pp | 22.5% | 6.2% | 2.6% | 921 |
28 September 2011 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Sept 2008 | URN 125734 | Requires improvement |