Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,346.06
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
15.1%
of income
In-year balance
+2.6%
of income
Elevated: turnover 19.3%.
23 September 2014 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
809
Capacity
900 (90%)
Free school meals
21.7%
English additional lang.
22.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
52.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.6
Mean salary
£54,185
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25 · 866 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 | — | — | — | —% | — | — | —% | — |
| 2023/24 | £7.0m | £6.8m | £5.4m | 76.6% | +£181k | £1.1m | 15.1% | £8,346 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£769k
Premises
£363k
Other costs
£1.1m
6.3%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
5.6%
Premises (total)
4.2%
Supply staff
2.9%
Catering
2.0%
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 | —* | 51.4 | 75.3% | 53.2% | 20.3% | — | 158 |
* 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 | 47.6 | 17.1 | £50,278 | 8.4% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2021/22 | 49.6 | 16.3 | £49,524 | 13.5% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2022/23 | 48.4 | 17.4 | £52,084 | 23.6% | 0.0% | 8.3 |
| 2023/24 | 49.8 | 16.8 | £55,001 | 19.3% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2024/25 | 52.0 | 15.6 | £54,185 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.5% | 4.4% | -0.9pp | 6.3% | 2.7% | 0.7% | 651 |
| 2014/15 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 7.8% | 3.1% | 0.9% | 577 |
| 2015/16 | 3.3% | 4.5% | -1.2pp | 4.9% | 2.6% | 0.7% | 596 |
| 2016/17 | 3.5% | 4.6% | -1.0pp | 6.8% | 2.7% | 0.9% | 675 |
| 2017/18 | 3.9% | 4.8% | -0.8pp | 7.9% | 2.7% | 1.3% | 687 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 8.8% | 3.1% | 1.3% | 759 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 9.4% | 3.0% | 1.1% | 843 |
| 2021/22 | 6.8% | 7.1% | -0.3pp | 20.0% | 4.4% | 2.4% | 841 |
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% | +1.6pp | 26.3% | 5.1% | 3.3% | 883 |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% | +0.7pp | 21.4% | 4.8% | 2.5% | 898 |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% | -0.9pp | 14.3% | 4.5% | 0.8% | 866 |
23 September 2014 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2010 | URN 101477 | Good |