Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,640.66
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.8%
of income
In-year balance
-2.0%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.0% of income.
23 May 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
1,244
Capacity
1,050 (118%)
Free school meals
9.8%
English additional lang.
18.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
62.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.8
Mean salary
£54,907
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
7.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.8%
Unauthorised absence
0.6%
2024/25 · 759 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 | £8.7m | £9.1m | £5.6m | 64.2% | -£368k | £686k | 7.9% | £7,177 |
| 2022/23 | £9.1m | £8.8m | £5.8m | 63.6% | +£336k | £1.0m | 11.2% | £7,743 |
| 2023/24 | £9.2m | £9.4m | £6.5m | 70.4% | -£188k | £807k | 8.8% | £7,641 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£868k
Other costs
£2.0m
5.4%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
6.8%
Premises (total)
0.3%
Supply staff
6.1%
Catering
0.3%
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 | —* | 52.8 | 80.8% | 62.3% | 58.3% | — | 151 |
* 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 | 53.9 | 21.5 | £50,425 | 6.3% | 0.0% | 1.8 |
| 2021/22 | 57.9 | 20.9 | £50,044 | 10.5% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2022/23 | 61.0 | 19.3 | £48,449 | 14.4% | 1.6% | 2.1 |
| 2023/24 | 61.6 | 19.6 | £55,120 | 10.1% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2024/25 | 62.8 | 19.8 | £54,907 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
7.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 9.7% | 4.8% | 0.1% | 755 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.6% | 4.8% | 0.1% | 752 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 7.5% | 4.3% | 0.2% | 748 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 8.3% | 4.4% | 0.0% | 749 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 9.8% | 4.7% | 0.1% | 762 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 18.2% | 5.4% | 0.1% | 758 |
| 2020/21 | 2.8% | 4.5% | -1.7pp | 4.0% | 2.6% | 0.1% | 751 |
| 2021/22 | 5.7% | 7.1% | -1.4pp | 13.5% | 5.4% | 0.3% | 749 |
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% | -1.1pp | 11.7% | 5.1% | 0.6% | 755 |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% | -1.9pp | 8.0% | 4.0% | 0.6% | 761 |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% | -1.8pp | 7.4% | 3.8% | 0.6% | 759 |
23 May 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Feb 2007 | URN 102350 | Good |