Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,012.84
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-6.0%
of income
In-year balance
+3.2%
of income
Elevated: vacancy rate 6.0%.
6 March 2019 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
777
Capacity
755 (103%)
Free school meals
17.5%
English additional lang.
28.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
47.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.5
Mean salary
£38,593
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
6.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25 · 815 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 | £4.5m | £4.5m | £3.5m | 77.7% | -£48k | -£589k | -13.2% | £6,228 |
| 2022/23 | £4.9m | £4.6m | £3.6m | 73.3% | +£277k | -£398k | -8.2% | £6,445 |
| 2023/24 | £5.5m | £5.3m | £4.2m | 76.1% | +£176k | -£328k | -6.0% | £7,013 |
Teaching staff
£2.9m
Support staff
£775k
Premises
£456k
Other costs
£676k
6.3%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
-0.4%
ICT
4.1%
Premises (total)
1.8%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 54.2 | 85.8% | 60.1% | 18.9% | — | 148 |
* 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 | 40.4 | 16.8 | £35,903 | 9.2% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 46.7 | 15.3 | £37,636 | 10.7% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2022/23 | 47.7 | 15.9 | £38,706 | 20.9% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.1 | 19.9 | £39,157 | 7.9% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2024/25 | 47.1 | 16.5 | £38,593 | —% | 6.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 16.1% | 5.3% | 1.0% | 390 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 14.9% | 4.5% | 1.1% | 457 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.7% | 4.2% | 1.2% | 533 |
| 2020/21 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 10.3% | 3.2% | 0.8% | 700 |
| 2021/22 | 6.8% | 7.1% | -0.3pp | 20.5% | 4.8% | 2.1% | 743 |
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 22.9% | 5.6% | 2.1% | 777 |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% | +1.5pp | 22.7% | 5.8% | 2.3% | 807 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 21.2% | 5.4% | 2.5% | 815 |
6 March 2019 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good