Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£10,680.66
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
83.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.2%
of income
In-year balance
-5.9%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 83.0%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.9% of income.
7 March 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 13 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
812
Capacity
917 (89%)
Free school meals
60.4%
English additional lang.
46.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
68.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
11.9
Mean salary
£59,004
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25 · 741 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 | £7.0m | £6.7m | £5.2m | 75.5% | +£271k | £977k | 14.1% | £8,570 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £7.5m | £5.9m | 78.1% | -£10k | £967k | 12.9% | £9,023 |
| 2023/24 | £8.4m | £8.2m | £6.3m | 75.4% | +£253k | £1.2m | 14.5% | £10,011 |
| 2024/25 | £8.7m | £9.2m | £7.2m | 83.0% | -£511k | £709k | 8.2% | £10,681 |
Teaching staff
£5.4m
Support staff
£878k
Premises
£500k
Other costs
£1.5m
4.9%
Admin staff
1.0%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
4.6%
Premises (total)
2.2%
Supply staff
1.5%
Catering
3.8%
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 | —* | 41.9 | 51.7% | 35.0% | 53.1% | — | 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 | 58.0 | 13.3 | £49,251 | 14.1% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2021/22 | 57.0 | 14.2 | £49,505 | 1.8% | 0.0% | 8.5 |
| 2022/23 | 63.8 | 13.0 | £52,890 | 15.2% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2023/24 | 63.2 | 13.3 | £51,943 | 18.7% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2024/25 | 68.2 | 11.9 | £59,004 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.4% | 4.4% | +0.0pp | 9.8% | 3.1% | 1.3% | 502 |
| 2014/15 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 8.6% | 2.8% | 1.6% | 538 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 12.3% | 3.1% | 1.7% | 575 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 14.4% | 3.0% | 1.8% | 584 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 13.9% | 2.9% | 2.4% | 646 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 14.3% | 3.5% | 1.8% | 680 |
| 2020/21 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 16.6% | 5.0% | 1.1% | 716 |
| 2021/22 | 7.6% | 7.1% | +0.5pp | 23.2% | 5.6% | 2.0% | 719 |
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% | +0.8pp | 20.8% | 5.0% | 2.6% | 732 |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% | +0.2pp | 18.5% | 4.1% | 2.6% | 728 |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 18.2% | 4.3% | 3.2% | 741 |
7 March 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 2009 | — | Requires improvement |