Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,202.6
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
31.6%
of income
In-year balance
+9.6%
of income
Elevated: turnover 23.4%.
Elevated: turnover 25.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.4%.
4 December 2014 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
675
Capacity
750 (90%)
Free school meals
17.5%
English additional lang.
3.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
42.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.8
Mean salary
£53,617
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 710 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 | £4.2m | £3.8m | £2.9m | 68.2% | +£368k | £654k | 15.5% | £6,072 |
| 2022/23 | £4.6m | £4.1m | £3.2m | 70.5% | +£426k | £1.1m | 24.4% | £6,474 |
| 2023/24 | £5.0m | £4.5m | £3.6m | 71.4% | +£477k | £1.6m | 31.6% | £7,203 |
Teaching staff
£2.4m
Support staff
£762k
Premises
£165k
Other costs
£783k
0.1%
Admin staff
6.7%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
11.1%
Premises (total)
2.4%
Supply staff
4.7%
Catering
0.4%
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 | —* | 46.3 | 73.4% | 47.7% | 35.9% | — | 128 |
* 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 | 46.1 | 14.4 | £43,268 | 23.4% | 0.0% | 0.4 |
| 2021/22 | 45.4 | 15.3 | £39,701 | 26.4% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2022/23 | 42.9 | 16.4 | £44,386 | 25.9% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2023/24 | 42.8 | 16.1 | £46,224 | 23.4% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2024/25 | 42.6 | 15.8 | £53,617 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.2pp | 10.4% | 4.1% | 0.5% | 645 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 13.0% | 4.2% | 0.5% | 592 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 13.1% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 574 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 10.3% | 4.4% | 0.7% | 566 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 8.8% | 3.8% | 0.7% | 602 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 11.4% | 3.5% | 0.8% | 622 |
| 2020/21 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 11.7% | 3.3% | 1.3% | 677 |
| 2021/22 | 8.5% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 25.9% | 6.1% | 2.4% | 722 |
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% | +2.5pp | 27.6% | 6.3% | 3.1% | 722 |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% | +3.8pp | 32.7% | 7.9% | 2.5% | 713 |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% | +3.2pp | 28.6% | 7.3% | 2.2% | 710 |
4 December 2014 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 2010 | URN 119752 | Good |