Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,519.86
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.7%
of income
In-year balance
+2.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
Elevated: turnover 19.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
18 April 2013 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,507
Capacity
1,580 (95%)
Free school meals
26.6%
English additional lang.
18.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
89.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.8
Mean salary
£56,907
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.0%
2024/25 · 1,224 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 | £10.8m | £10.6m | £8.1m | 75.4% | +£158k | £716k | 6.7% | £7,426 |
| 2022/23 | £11.1m | £11.0m | £8.4m | 76.0% | +£114k | £830k | 7.5% | £7,681 |
| 2023/24 | £12.1m | £11.9m | £8.8m | 72.8% | +£224k | £1.1m | 8.7% | £8,386 |
| 2024/25 | £12.8m | £12.5m | £9.5m | 74.2% | +£312k | £1.4m | 10.7% | £8,520 |
Teaching staff
£7.1m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£780k
Other costs
£2.2m
6.2%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
1.4%
ICT
8.4%
Premises (total)
2.3%
Supply staff
1.8%
Catering
2.7%
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 | —* | 50.8 | 72.5% | 48.6% | 67.9% | — | 218 |
* 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 | 89.0 | 16.3 | £49,604 | 8.2% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2021/22 | 89.5 | 16.2 | £50,577 | 10.6% | 0.0% | 8.3 |
| 2022/23 | 87.4 | 16.5 | £51,377 | 20.0% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2023/24 | 84.3 | 17.1 | £52,927 | 19.0% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2024/25 | 89.8 | 16.8 | £56,907 | —% | 1.1% | — |
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 14.1% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 1,093 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 15.4% | 4.3% | 1.0% | 1,090 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 13.9% | 3.8% | 1.2% | 1,097 |
| 2016/17 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 9.4% | 2.9% | 1.3% | 1,111 |
| 2017/18 | 4.4% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 8.7% | 3.0% | 1.5% | 1,148 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 13.8% | 3.9% | 1.4% | 1,193 |
| 2020/21 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 13.8% | 1.7% | 3.2% | 1,191 |
| 2021/22 | 8.8% | 7.1% | +1.6pp | 28.8% | 2.9% | 5.9% | 1,223 |
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% | +1.6pp | 27.0% | 1.3% | 7.2% | 1,225 |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% | +1.6pp | 24.1% | 2.7% | 5.5% | 1,236 |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% | +2.0pp | 26.4% | 3.3% | 5.0% | 1,224 |
18 April 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 2010 | — | Good |