Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,389.18
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
79.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.4%
of income
In-year balance
-1.6%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.9%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.6% of income.
8 November 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,295
Capacity
1,344 (96%)
Free school meals
39.7%
English additional lang.
41.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
82.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.8
Mean salary
£64,990
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25 · 952 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 | £9.6m | £9.5m | £7.6m | 79.0% | +£115k | £749k | 7.8% | £7,644 |
| 2022/23 | £9.8m | £9.8m | £7.8m | 79.5% | +£6k | £755k | 7.7% | £7,730 |
| 2023/24 | £10.3m | £10.1m | £8.0m | 77.2% | +£214k | £969k | 9.4% | £7,946 |
| 2024/25 | £10.9m | £11.0m | £8.7m | 79.9% | -£168k | £801k | 7.4% | £8,389 |
Teaching staff
£7.1m
Support staff
£678k
Premises
£888k
Other costs
£1.5m
6.0%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
10.9%
Premises (total)
1.6%
Supply staff
2.0%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 54.1 | 76.9% | 53.3% | 48.9% | — | 182 |
* 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 | 94.6 | 13.7 | £52,868 | 14.3% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2021/22 | 87.9 | 14.3 | £54,435 | 19.9% | 1.1% | 6.3 |
| 2022/23 | 84.4 | 15.1 | £56,994 | 10.7% | 1.2% | 4.9 |
| 2023/24 | 80.2 | 16.2 | £60,841 | 8.7% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2024/25 | 82.2 | 15.8 | £64,990 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 2.9% | 4.4% | -1.5pp | 3.6% | 2.4% | 0.5% | 949 |
| 2014/15 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 5.3% | 2.3% | 1.2% | 951 |
| 2015/16 | 3.2% | 4.5% | -1.3pp | 4.6% | 2.0% | 1.2% | 950 |
| 2016/17 | 3.5% | 4.6% | -1.1pp | 6.0% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 950 |
| 2017/18 | 3.5% | 4.8% | -1.3pp | 5.3% | 2.2% | 1.3% | 943 |
| 2018/19 | 2.8% | 4.6% | -1.8pp | 4.5% | 2.0% | 0.8% | 954 |
| 2020/21 | 2.3% | 4.5% | -2.2pp | 3.9% | 2.1% | 0.2% | 943 |
| 2021/22 | 3.5% | 7.1% | -3.6pp | 9.1% | 3.3% | 0.3% | 927 |
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% | -2.3pp | 10.9% | 4.2% | 0.3% | 926 |
| 2023/24 | 6.0% | 6.6% | -0.6pp | 19.7% | 5.2% | 0.8% | 968 |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% | -0.6pp | 17.4% | 4.6% | 1.0% | 952 |
8 November 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 2009 | — | Outstanding |