Per-pupil income
£6,834.15
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
18.0%
of income
In-year balance
+5.1%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good8 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,765
Capacity
1,718 (103%)
Free school meals
17.9%
English additional lang.
2.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
102.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.2
Mean salary
£50,986
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 1,459 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 | £10.8m | £9.9m | £7.3m | 67.9% | +£901k | £1.5m | 13.7% | £5,831 |
| 2022/23 | £11.9m | £10.8m | £7.9m | 66.8% | +£1.1m | £2.1m | 17.4% | £6,388 |
| 2023/24 | £12.5m | £11.8m | £8.4m | 67.4% | +£637k | £2.2m | 18.0% | £6,834 |
Teaching staff
£6.7m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£682k
Other costs
£2.8m
3.6%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
5.6%
Premises (total)
0.6%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
3.9%
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 | —* | 50.2 | 76.0% | 53.3% | 50.9% | — | 287 |
* 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 | 109.5 | 16.9 | £40,149 | 22.6% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 97.1 | 19.1 | £43,054 | 9.0% | 0.0% | 7.7 |
| 2022/23 | 99.9 | 18.6 | £41,848 | 14.8% | 1.0% | 3.0 |
| 2023/24 | 102.0 | 17.9 | £45,081 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2024/25 | 102.6 | 17.2 | £50,986 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.9% | 4.4% | -0.5pp | 6.0% | 3.1% | 0.8% | 1,262 |
| 2014/15 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 6.2% | 3.3% | 0.6% | 1,235 |
| 2015/16 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 7.4% | 3.7% | 0.7% | 1,278 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 9.5% | 3.8% | 0.7% | 1,330 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 9.0% | 3.7% | 0.8% | 1,381 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 7.9% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 1,423 |
| 2020/21 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 6.5% | 2.7% | 0.8% | 1,548 |
| 2021/22 | 6.8% | 7.1% | -0.3pp | 18.3% | 5.9% | 1.0% | 1,536 |
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% | -0.6pp | 14.7% | 4.9% | 1.4% | 1,519 |
| 2023/24 | 7.0% | 6.6% | +0.4pp | 18.2% | 4.8% | 2.2% | 1,519 |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% | +0.3pp | 15.6% | 4.4% | 2.0% | 1,459 |
8 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 2013 | — | Good |