Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£6,589.23
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
89.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-3.5%
of income
In-year balance
-8.6%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 89.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 8.6% of income.
4 December 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
943
Capacity
905 (104%)
Free school meals
16.4%
English additional lang.
2.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
54.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£48,676
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
12.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25 · 947 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 | £6.2m | £5.8m | £4.2m | 66.9% | +£393k | £472k | 7.6% | £6,903 |
| 2022/23 | £6.7m | £6.9m | £4.5m | 67.0% | -£189k | £283k | 4.2% | £7,388 |
| 2023/24 | £6.2m | £6.2m | £5.0m | 79.6% | +£29k | £311k | 5.0% | £6,860 |
| 2024/25 | £6.2m | £6.7m | £5.5m | 89.3% | -£531k | -£220k | -3.5% | £6,589 |
Teaching staff
£4.1m
Support staff
£967k
Premises
£333k
Other costs
£866k
5.4%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
2.4%
ICT
5.7%
Premises (total)
1.2%
Supply staff
0.9%
Catering
2.5%
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 | —* | 55.1 | 85.1% | 59.8% | 12.6% | — | 174 |
* 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 | 50.2 | 17.8 | £41,942 | 4.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 51.9 | 17.3 | £42,460 | 11.6% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 50.4 | 18.1 | £43,341 | 3.2% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2023/24 | 54.3 | 16.7 | £47,976 | 4.8% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2024/25 | 54.2 | 17.4 | £48,676 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
12.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 13.5% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 806 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.4% | 4.1% | 1.1% | 754 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.1% | 3.8% | 1.1% | 735 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 12.2% | 3.8% | 1.2% | 716 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 12.0% | 3.5% | 1.3% | 733 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 11.1% | 3.4% | 1.0% | 800 |
| 2020/21 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 9.1% | 3.4% | 0.5% | 904 |
| 2021/22 | 6.7% | 7.1% | -0.5pp | 20.3% | 5.7% | 1.0% | 913 |
| 2022/23 | 6.0% | 6.8% | -0.9pp | 16.9% | 4.8% | 1.2% | 914 |
| 2023/24 | 6.0% | 6.6% | -0.6pp | 16.8% | 4.9% | 1.1% | 911 |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% | -0.8pp | 12.8% | 4.3% | 1.2% | 947 |
4 December 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2011 | — | Requires improvement |