Flags
5
3 high
Per-pupil income
£7,717.33
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
82.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.2%
of income
In-year balance
-5.7%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.3%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.7% of income.
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 6.9% to 0.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.2% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 0.2%.
30 April 2012 · 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
1,132
Capacity
1,050 (108%)
Free school meals
15.3%
English additional lang.
6.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
73.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.5
Mean salary
£49,580
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 885 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 | £6.8m | £6.6m | £4.9m | 72.7% | +£151k | £680k | 10.0% | £6,190 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £7.6m | £5.7m | 77.0% | -£164k | £516k | 6.9% | £6,699 |
| 2023/24 | £8.5m | £8.5m | £6.5m | 76.6% | -£761 | £516k | 6.1% | £7,527 |
| 2024/25 | £8.7m | £9.2m | £7.2m | 82.3% | -£498k | £17k | 0.2% | £7,717 |
Teaching staff
£5.5m
Support staff
£668k
Premises
£367k
Other costs
£1.7m
10.0%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
1.1%
ICT
4.2%
Premises (total)
1.3%
Supply staff
4.9%
Catering
1.2%
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 | —* | 51.8 | 78.4% | 64.9% | 25.1% | — | 171 |
* 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 | 62.2 | 17.1 | £41,263 | 9.0% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2021/22 | 65.2 | 16.8 | £42,508 | 6.4% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2022/23 | 72.2 | 15.4 | £42,169 | 5.4% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2023/24 | 78.7 | 14.2 | £47,575 | 15.1% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2024/25 | 73.0 | 15.5 | £49,580 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.6pp | 15.5% | 3.9% | 2.1% | 657 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 12.4% | 3.2% | 2.0% | 647 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.2% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 669 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 13.8% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 701 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 9.5% | 3.3% | 1.3% | 719 |
| 2018/19 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 8.3% | 3.0% | 1.2% | 767 |
| 2020/21 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 8.0% | 3.0% | 0.7% | 839 |
| 2021/22 | 6.7% | 7.1% | -0.4pp | 17.9% | 5.8% | 0.9% | 860 |
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% | -0.6pp | 15.0% | 4.8% | 1.4% | 898 |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% | +0.0pp | 15.2% | 5.3% | 1.3% | 896 |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% | +0.7pp | 15.4% | 5.5% | 1.4% | 885 |
30 April 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 2007 | — | Good |