Per-pupil income
—
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.5%
of income
In-year balance
-0.1%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
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OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding18 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
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OutstandingOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,025
Capacity
1,000 (102%)
Free school meals
19.8%
English additional lang.
23.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
57.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.7
Mean salary
£60,762
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.2%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 634 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 | £6.8m | £6.7m | £5.1m | 75.5% | +£75k | £377k | 5.5% | £6,763 |
| 2022/23 | £7.9m | £7.9m | £5.7m | 72.5% | -£18k | £360k | 4.6% | £8,227 |
| 2023/24 | £6.4m | £6.4m | £4.6m | 71.8% | -£6k | £354k | 5.5% | — |
Teaching staff
£3.1m
Support staff
£685k
Premises
£419k
Other costs
£1.4m
0.0%
Admin staff
4.2%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
10.2%
Premises (total)
6.2%
Supply staff
3.4%
Catering
1.0%
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 | —* | 64.0 | 80.2% | 73.3% | 87.9% | — | 116 |
* 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 | 57.8 | 15.8 | £52,740 | 21.8% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2021/22 | 50.6 | 19.9 | £51,552 | 17.0% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2022/23 | 53.7 | 17.8 | £54,191 | 18.1% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2023/24 | 51.0 | 18.5 | £58,589 | 8.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 2024/25 | 57.9 | 17.7 | £60,762 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 9.0% | 2.8% | 1.5% | 576 |
| 2014/15 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 9.3% | 3.1% | 1.0% | 589 |
| 2015/16 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 9.5% | 3.2% | 1.3% | 601 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.1% | 3.8% | 1.6% | 633 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 13.7% | 3.9% | 1.9% | 629 |
| 2018/19 | 4.6% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 8.8% | 3.5% | 1.1% | 625 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 11.2% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 625 |
| 2021/22 | 7.6% | 7.1% | +0.4pp | 25.0% | 5.6% | 2.0% | 636 |
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% | +0.8pp | 24.4% | 5.0% | 2.6% | 644 |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% | +0.2pp | 18.2% | 4.5% | 2.3% | 647 |
| 2024/25 | 6.0% | 6.2% | -0.2pp | 14.7% | 4.2% | 1.8% | 634 |
18 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Nov 2013 | URN 100750 | Outstanding |