Per-pupil income
£7,044.36
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
1.8%
of income
In-year balance
+9.8%
of income
No active flags for this school.
10 July 2019 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
808
Capacity
840 (96%)
Free school meals
14.3%
English additional lang.
17.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
42.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.1
Mean salary
£47,043
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
8.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.9%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25 · 821 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 | £4.4m | £4.1m | £3.1m | 69.5% | +£334k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,106 |
| 2022/23 | £5.2m | £4.7m | £3.4m | 64.1% | +£553k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,889 |
| 2023/24 | £5.6m | £5.0m | £3.6m | 65.3% | +£545k | £102k | 1.8% | £7,044 |
Teaching staff
£2.7m
Support staff
£617k
Premises
£214k
Other costs
£1.2m
3.5%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
5.6%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
5.7%
Catering
1.0%
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 | —* | 56.0 | 88.0% | 64.7% | 96.7% | — | 150 |
* 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 | 47.0 | 15.7 | £38,144 | 29.8% | 0.0% | 1.4 |
| 2021/22 | 35.0 | 20.7 | £37,915 | 20.0% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2022/23 | 41.0 | 18.5 | £37,647 | 21.9% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2023/24 | 42.0 | 18.8 | £40,690 | 11.9% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2024/25 | 42.3 | 19.1 | £47,043 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
8.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 2.3% | 4.4% | -2.1pp | 2.5% | 1.8% | 0.5% | 161 |
| 2014/15 | 2.4% | 4.5% | -2.1pp | 3.2% | 2.0% | 0.4% | 285 |
| 2015/16 | 2.4% | 4.5% | -2.1pp | 2.2% | 2.0% | 0.4% | 402 |
| 2016/17 | 2.4% | 4.6% | -2.1pp | 2.7% | 1.9% | 0.6% | 517 |
| 2017/18 | 2.6% | 4.8% | -2.2pp | 1.9% | 2.2% | 0.4% | 585 |
| 2018/19 | 2.5% | 4.6% | -2.1pp | 3.7% | 1.9% | 0.6% | 617 |
| 2020/21 | 2.6% | 4.5% | -1.9pp | 5.0% | 1.7% | 0.9% | 698 |
| 2021/22 | 3.6% | 7.1% | -3.6pp | 6.7% | 2.6% | 1.0% | 733 |
| 2022/23 | 4.0% | 6.8% | -2.9pp | 8.5% | 2.6% | 1.4% | 767 |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% | -2.3pp | 8.6% | 2.6% | 1.6% | 800 |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% | -2.2pp | 8.5% | 2.9% | 1.2% | 821 |
10 July 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 2014 | — | Good |