Per-pupil income
£6,929.86
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.3%
of income
In-year balance
+0.5%
of income
No active flags for this school.
23 September 2014 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,041
Capacity
1,060 (98%)
Free school meals
15.0%
English additional lang.
5.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
55.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.8
Mean salary
£52,655
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25 · 917 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 | £6.3m | £5.9m | £4.6m | 73.0% | +£348k | £442k | 7.1% | £5,995 |
| 2022/23 | £6.9m | £6.6m | £4.9m | 71.5% | +£278k | £719k | 10.4% | £7,582 |
| 2023/24 | £7.3m | £7.3m | £5.4m | 74.5% | +£38k | £757k | 10.3% | £6,930 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
Support staff
£921k
Premises
£374k
Other costs
£1.5m
5.3%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
1.2%
ICT
5.7%
Premises (total)
1.8%
Supply staff
4.7%
Catering
0.9%
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 | —* | 50.1 | 75.6% | 57.4% | 28.4% | — | 176 |
* 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 | 56.9 | 17.8 | £42,981 | 8.6% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2021/22 | 57.0 | 18.3 | £43,656 | 14.7% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2022/23 | 57.4 | 18.9 | £45,849 | 10.1% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2023/24 | 57.1 | 18.5 | £49,297 | 8.4% | 0.0% | 7.7 |
| 2024/25 | 55.3 | 18.8 | £52,655 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 11.0% | 4.4% | 0.3% | 745 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 12.3% | 4.5% | 0.4% | 724 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 18.0% | 5.3% | 0.5% | 711 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 13.0% | 4.4% | 0.7% | 755 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 14.8% | 4.8% | 0.9% | 843 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 10.8% | 4.4% | 0.8% | 855 |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.8% | 4.1% | 0.6% | 909 |
| 2021/22 | 8.0% | 7.1% | +0.8pp | 23.0% | 6.8% | 1.2% | 927 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.5pp | 26.8% | 7.2% | 1.1% | 910 |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% | +1.7pp | 23.8% | 6.8% | 1.4% | 894 |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% | +0.9pp | 19.1% | 5.5% | 1.6% | 917 |
23 September 2014 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 2009 | URN 112427 | Good |