Flags
5
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,782.15
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
81.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
13.0%
of income
In-year balance
-2.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.6%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.8% of income.
Elevated: vacancy rate 4.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
13 June 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
1,048
Capacity
1,050 (100%)
Free school meals
15.7%
English additional lang.
11.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
59.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.7
Mean salary
£53,281
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 1,076 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 | £6.4m | £4.8m | 75.2% | +£64k | £1.2m | 18.9% | £6,395 |
| 2022/23 | £6.6m | £6.6m | £5.1m | 78.0% | +£13k | £1.2m | 18.7% | £6,548 |
| 2023/24 | £7.1m | £7.3m | £5.8m | 81.6% | -£196k | £920k | 13.0% | £6,782 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
Support staff
£788k
Premises
£222k
Other costs
£1.3m
0.0%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
1.6%
ICT
5.5%
Premises (total)
0.2%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
1.9%
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 | —* | 50.6 | 74.6% | 50.7% | 19.9% | — | 201 |
* 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 | 52.4 | 19.5 | £44,015 | 12.6% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2021/22 | 55.6 | 18.1 | £44,884 | 28.8% | 1.8% | 5.9 |
| 2022/23 | 56.0 | 18.0 | £43,250 | 14.2% | 1.8% | 6.7 |
| 2023/24 | 59.5 | 17.5 | £46,656 | 12.4% | 4.8% | 6.0 |
| 2024/25 | 59.3 | 17.7 | £53,281 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 11.1% | 4.1% | 0.8% | 1,029 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 11.7% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 1,023 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 9.4% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 1,028 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 10.2% | 4.1% | 0.9% | 1,037 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 11.3% | 4.0% | 1.2% | 1,048 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 10.9% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 1,058 |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 12.0% | 3.4% | 1.3% | 1,041 |
| 2021/22 | 7.7% | 7.1% | +0.6pp | 23.9% | 5.6% | 2.1% | 1,045 |
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% | +3.3pp | 30.5% | 6.3% | 3.9% | 1,053 |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% | +2.2pp | 27.0% | 5.5% | 3.2% | 1,071 |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% | +2.7pp | 25.5% | 5.3% | 3.5% | 1,076 |
13 June 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec 2006 | URN 125310 | Good |