Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,366.49
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
62.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+20.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 13.0%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.8%.
4 March 2015 · 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
934
Capacity
930 (100%)
Free school meals
27.5%
English additional lang.
5.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
50.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.7
Mean salary
£56,022
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.8%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25 · 953 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 | £7.3m | £6.0m | £4.6m | 62.9% | +£1.3m | £458k | 6.3% | £7,886 |
| 2022/23 | £8.1m | £6.3m | £4.7m | 58.6% | +£1.8m | £203k | 2.5% | £8,726 |
| 2023/24 | £8.7m | £6.9m | £5.4m | 62.3% | +£1.8m | £0 | 0.0% | £9,366 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
Support staff
£597k
Premises
£197k
Other costs
£1.3m
4.3%
Admin staff
4.1%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.3%
Premises (total)
2.0%
Supply staff
4.5%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 44.8 | 70.1% | 51.6% | 62.5% | — | 184 |
* 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 | 23.3 | 39.3 | £48,753 | 4.3% | 4.1% | 6.1 |
| 2021/22 | 41.6 | 22.3 | £48,828 | 21.6% | 0.0% | 9.7 |
| 2022/23 | 45.6 | 20.3 | £49,416 | 19.3% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2023/24 | 47.0 | 19.7 | £53,931 | 10.6% | 13.0% | 3.8 |
| 2024/25 | 50.0 | 18.7 | £56,022 | —% | 3.8% | — |
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 16.2% | 3.5% | 2.0% | 660 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.9% | 3.4% | 1.7% | 692 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.9% | 3.4% | 1.6% | 754 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 12.3% | 3.1% | 1.8% | 774 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 10.4% | 2.8% | 1.7% | 823 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 10.9% | 2.6% | 2.2% | 872 |
| 2020/21 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 15.1% | 4.6% | 1.4% | 939 |
| 2021/22 | 8.2% | 7.1% | +1.1pp | 23.5% | 6.2% | 2.0% | 955 |
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% | +1.8pp | 23.9% | 5.5% | 3.1% | 956 |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% | +2.4pp | 24.5% | 5.4% | 3.5% | 971 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.8pp | 18.5% | 5.0% | 2.9% | 953 |
4 March 2015 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 2011 | — | Good |