Per-pupil income
£6,613.2
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
23.0%
of income
In-year balance
+6.4%
of income
No active flags for this school.
17 January 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 13 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
794
Capacity
839 (95%)
Free school meals
23.3%
English additional lang.
2.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
41.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.0
Mean salary
£50,505
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25 · 770 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 | £3.9m | £3.5m | £2.6m | 66.5% | +£393k | £413k | 10.5% | £6,264 |
| 2022/23 | £4.6m | £4.2m | £3.2m | 71.2% | +£317k | £539k | 11.8% | £6,384 |
| 2023/24 | £5.1m | £4.8m | £3.4m | 67.2% | +£327k | £1.2m | 23.0% | £6,613 |
Teaching staff
£2.6m
Support staff
£524k
Premises
£303k
Other costs
£1.0m
4.2%
Admin staff
2.7%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
5.9%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
0.9%
Catering
3.1%
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 | —* | 45.0 | 63.4% | 39.7% | 44.3% | — | 131 |
* 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 | 31.6 | 19.0 | £39,750 | 9.5% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2021/22 | 34.0 | 18.5 | £42,556 | 17.6% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2022/23 | 35.8 | 19.9 | £43,188 | 7.3% | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2023/24 | 39.4 | 19.6 | £45,032 | 10.7% | 2.5% | 4.2 |
| 2024/25 | 41.8 | 19.0 | £50,505 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 9.5% | 3.7% | 0.8% | 453 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 8.9% | 3.5% | 1.0% | 462 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.8% | 4.0% | 1.2% | 449 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 13.0% | 4.2% | 1.3% | 438 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 14.8% | 4.7% | 1.1% | 459 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 15.2% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 506 |
| 2020/21 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 15.7% | 4.8% | 1.3% | 572 |
| 2021/22 | 8.7% | 7.1% | +1.6pp | 23.2% | 7.5% | 1.2% | 607 |
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% | +1.3pp | 20.7% | 5.5% | 2.5% | 672 |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% | +1.3pp | 22.3% | 5.4% | 2.5% | 736 |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% | +0.2pp | 15.3% | 4.0% | 2.4% | 770 |
17 January 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov 2010 | — | Requires improvement |