Per-pupil income
£6,468.14
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-2.8%
of income
In-year balance
+17.0%
of income
No active flags for this school.
28 September 2011 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 14 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
795
Capacity
804 (99%)
Free school meals
11.1%
English additional lang.
8.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
42.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.6
Mean salary
£52,059
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25 · 592 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 | £3.5m | £3.1m | 69.2% | +£980k | £244k | 5.4% | £5,674 |
| 2022/23 | £4.8m | £3.9m | £3.4m | 70.3% | +£995k | £168k | 3.5% | £5,867 |
| 2023/24 | £5.3m | £4.4m | £3.8m | 71.4% | +£897k | -£149k | -2.8% | £6,468 |
Teaching staff
£3.0m
Support staff
£281k
Premises
£1k
Other costs
£613k
8.2%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
0.0%
Premises (total)
1.1%
Supply staff
0.6%
Catering
1.2%
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 | —* | 65.5 | 97.1% | 90.3% | 53.4% | — | 103 |
* 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 | 41.1 | 19.3 | £44,226 | 12.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 44.0 | 18.0 | £44,239 | 5.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 44.9 | 18.4 | £43,812 | 13.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 42.9 | 19.0 | £48,583 | 3.0% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2024/25 | 42.8 | 18.6 | £52,059 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.0% | 4.4% | -0.4pp | 9.0% | 3.6% | 0.4% | 614 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 8.0% | 4.3% | 0.3% | 616 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 10.0% | 4.5% | 0.4% | 602 |
| 2016/17 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 8.3% | 4.0% | 0.4% | 602 |
| 2017/18 | 4.1% | 4.8% | -0.7pp | 3.5% | 3.7% | 0.4% | 601 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 7.4% | 3.9% | 0.4% | 597 |
| 2020/21 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.0pp | 6.0% | 3.1% | 0.4% | 600 |
| 2021/22 | 6.4% | 7.1% | -0.7pp | 16.3% | 5.5% | 0.9% | 603 |
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% | -2.2pp | 8.2% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 589 |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% | -0.7pp | 14.9% | 5.0% | 0.9% | 592 |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% | -0.3pp | 14.2% | 4.6% | 1.3% | 592 |
28 September 2011 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 2009 | URN 113532 | Requires improvement |