Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,795.71
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+12.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
24 March 2015 · 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
989
Capacity
980 (101%)
Free school meals
25.0%
English additional lang.
19.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
49.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.2
Mean salary
£50,177
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 1,034 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 | £6.4m | £5.4m | £4.3m | 67.8% | +£971k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,651 |
| 2022/23 | £6.1m | £6.2m | £4.5m | 73.6% | -£79k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,236 |
| 2023/24 | £7.6m | £6.6m | £5.0m | 65.4% | +£985k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,796 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
Support staff
£43k
Premises
£639k
Other costs
£1.0m
4.6%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
1.0%
Premises (total)
0.8%
Supply staff
2.5%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 46.9 | 69.2% | 53.0% | 61.6% | — | 198 |
* 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 | 59.2 | 16.3 | £40,874 | 15.6% | 3.3% | 2.7 |
| 2021/22 | 58.1 | 16.5 | £41,770 | 13.9% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2022/23 | 61.4 | 16.1 | £44,806 | 19.2% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2023/24 | 50.8 | 19.3 | £46,303 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2024/25 | 49.0 | 20.2 | £50,177 | —% | 2.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 10.7% | 2.9% | 1.3% | 680 |
| 2014/15 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 8.9% | 2.8% | 1.3% | 727 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 8.8% | 3.0% | 1.6% | 811 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.7% | 3.4% | 2.0% | 874 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 12.3% | 3.4% | 1.7% | 904 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 12.5% | 3.6% | 1.5% | 944 |
| 2020/21 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 17.4% | 3.7% | 2.4% | 1,009 |
| 2021/22 | 11.8% | 7.1% | +4.6pp | 36.6% | 7.9% | 3.9% | 1,014 |
| 2022/23 | 10.7% | 6.8% | +3.9pp | 28.8% | 6.2% | 4.6% | 1,033 |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% | +3.0pp | 24.5% | 6.6% | 3.0% | 1,019 |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% | +2.6pp | 21.9% | 6.3% | 2.6% | 1,034 |
24 March 2015 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 2009 | URN 113507 | Good |