Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,924.87
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
77.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.6%
of income
In-year balance
+0.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.2% of income.
Elevated: sickness 11.8 days.
6 November 2018 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
754
Capacity
750 (101%)
Free school meals
27.2%
English additional lang.
13.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
44.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£53,518
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 771 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 | £5.0m | £4.8m | £3.7m | 74.4% | +£177k | £516k | 10.3% | £6,812 |
| 2022/23 | £5.2m | £5.4m | £3.9m | 75.2% | -£165k | £351k | 6.8% | £6,905 |
| 2023/24 | £5.7m | £5.6m | £4.2m | 73.5% | +£85k | £437k | 7.6% | £7,677 |
| 2024/25 | £6.0m | £6.0m | £4.6m | 77.7% | +£16k | £453k | 7.6% | £7,925 |
Teaching staff
£3.3m
Support staff
£557k
Premises
£373k
Other costs
£945k
8.0%
Admin staff
3.3%
Energy
1.9%
ICT
6.5%
Premises (total)
3.1%
Supply staff
1.4%
Catering
5.0%
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 | —* | 44.8 | 64.8% | 37.9% | 22.8% | — | 145 |
* 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 | 47.0 | 15.7 | £42,936 | 22.3% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 46.5 | 15.7 | £41,624 | 10.8% | 0.0% | 0.1 |
| 2022/23 | 46.5 | 16.2 | £42,904 | 10.8% | 0.0% | 11.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.5 | 16.8 | £48,794 | 14.8% | 0.0% | 10.6 |
| 2024/25 | 44.4 | 17.0 | £53,518 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 18.3% | 4.9% | 1.3% | 748 |
| 2014/15 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 18.8% | 5.2% | 1.4% | 752 |
| 2015/16 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 20.0% | 5.2% | 1.5% | 754 |
| 2016/17 | 7.4% | 4.6% | +2.9pp | 21.9% | 5.0% | 2.4% | 749 |
| 2017/18 | 7.5% | 4.8% | +2.7pp | 24.3% | 5.3% | 2.2% | 748 |
| 2018/19 | 7.9% | 4.6% | +3.2pp | 22.5% | 4.9% | 2.9% | 739 |
| 2020/21 | 7.4% | 4.5% | +2.9pp | 20.4% | 4.8% | 2.6% | 761 |
| 2021/22 | 11.4% | 7.1% | +4.3pp | 38.1% | 8.0% | 3.4% | 768 |
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% | +3.7pp | 33.9% | 7.3% | 3.3% | 773 |
| 2023/24 | 11.2% | 6.6% | +4.7pp | 34.7% | 7.1% | 4.1% | 769 |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% | +3.5pp | 29.3% | 7.1% | 2.6% | 771 |
6 November 2018 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2014 | — | Good |