Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,344.44
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.9%
of income
In-year balance
-3.4%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.5%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.4% of income.
5 October 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
1,106
Capacity
1,000 (111%)
Free school meals
28.7%
English additional lang.
16.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
63.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£62,583
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25 · 910 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 | £7.1m | £5.7m | 78.2% | +£200k | £463k | 6.4% | £7,232 |
| 2022/23 | £8.2m | £7.8m | £6.2m | 75.5% | +£334k | £797k | 9.8% | £7,882 |
| 2023/24 | £9.0m | £9.3m | £7.1m | 78.5% | -£302k | £443k | 4.9% | £8,344 |
Teaching staff
£5.1m
Support staff
£657k
Premises
£478k
Other costs
£1.8m
6.1%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
4.2%
ICT
6.5%
Premises (total)
3.6%
Supply staff
0.9%
Catering
1.8%
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 | —* | 52.1 | 72.8% | 55.6% | 25.8% | — | 151 |
* 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 | 54.9 | 17.7 | £51,648 | 5.5% | 1.8% | 3.9 |
| 2021/22 | 61.1 | 16.4 | £51,198 | 10.2% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2022/23 | 60.3 | 17.2 | £52,551 | 15.3% | 1.6% | 5.4 |
| 2023/24 | 63.1 | 17.1 | £58,276 | 5.7% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2024/25 | 63.7 | 17.4 | £62,583 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 9.7% | 3.2% | 1.1% | 764 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.7% | 4.1% | 0.8% | 763 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 10.6% | 3.7% | 1.2% | 754 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 10.1% | 3.7% | 1.3% | 755 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 12.1% | 3.8% | 1.3% | 753 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 13.6% | 3.6% | 1.7% | 759 |
| 2020/21 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 16.7% | 4.7% | 1.2% | 790 |
| 2021/22 | 8.3% | 7.1% | +1.2pp | 23.5% | 6.4% | 1.9% | 821 |
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% | +1.0pp | 21.1% | 5.6% | 2.2% | 849 |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% | +1.1pp | 21.5% | 5.2% | 2.5% | 884 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.2pp | 20.6% | 4.5% | 2.9% | 910 |
5 October 2011 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2009 | URN 132173 | Requires improvement |