Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,352.39
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.9%
of income
In-year balance
+1.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.
28 March 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
926
Capacity
956 (97%)
Free school meals
50.9%
English additional lang.
2.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
63.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.5
Mean salary
£53,016
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25 · 827 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 | £7.1m | £6.8m | £5.1m | 71.4% | +£293k | £398k | 5.6% | £7,440 |
| 2022/23 | £7.6m | £7.4m | £5.5m | 71.9% | +£174k | £571k | 7.5% | £7,815 |
| 2023/24 | £6.1m | £6.0m | £4.5m | 74.4% | +£73k | £604k | 9.9% | £6,352 |
Teaching staff
£3.5m
Support staff
£689k
Premises
£328k
Other costs
£1.2m
5.7%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
4.2%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
3.4%
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 | —* | 43.9 | 59.4% | 28.7% | 22.4% | — | 143 |
* 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 | 65.1 | 14.5 | £42,730 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2021/22 | 65.4 | 14.6 | £42,507 | 10.7% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2022/23 | 67.1 | 14.5 | £44,723 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2023/24 | 66.9 | 14.4 | £50,044 | 8.4% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2024/25 | 63.9 | 14.5 | £53,016 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.8% | 4.4% | +1.4pp | 14.9% | 4.7% | 1.1% | 592 |
| 2014/15 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 18.6% | 4.7% | 1.6% | 603 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 13.3% | 4.4% | 1.4% | 602 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 17.3% | 4.2% | 1.8% | 619 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 11.9% | 4.0% | 2.0% | 679 |
| 2018/19 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 12.7% | 3.9% | 2.3% | 764 |
| 2020/21 | 7.7% | 4.5% | +3.2pp | 21.9% | 4.5% | 3.1% | 825 |
| 2021/22 | 9.4% | 7.1% | +2.2pp | 31.5% | 5.8% | 3.5% | 838 |
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% | +2.6pp | 25.6% | 5.3% | 4.1% | 850 |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% | +2.7pp | 33.0% | 5.3% | 4.0% | 829 |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% | +2.9pp | 30.5% | 5.0% | 4.1% | 827 |
28 March 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 2015 | — | Requires improvement |