Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£11,717.12
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
53.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-4.1%
of income
In-year balance
-5.6%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.6% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
21 September 2011 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
808
Capacity
1,117 (72%)
Free school meals
21.1%
English additional lang.
19.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
53.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.1
Mean salary
£52,723
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.9%
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25 · 665 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 | £9.1m | £9.0m | £4.3m | 46.5% | +£122k | £483k | 5.3% | £10,950 |
| 2022/23 | £9.4m | £9.8m | £4.6m | 48.9% | -£344k | £139k | 1.5% | £11,553 |
| 2023/24 | £9.4m | £10.0m | £5.0m | 53.0% | -£526k | -£387k | -4.1% | £11,717 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£697k
Premises
£596k
Other costs
£4.4m
4.7%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
38.5%
Premises (total)
1.3%
Supply staff
2.9%
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 | —* | 46.7 | 63.9% | 44.5% | 15.1% | — | 119 |
* 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 | 51.9 | 16.2 | £45,358 | 3.9% | 0.0% | 2.2 |
| 2021/22 | 53.5 | 15.6 | £45,164 | 7.5% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2022/23 | 52.3 | 15.6 | £45,160 | 4.6% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 53.5 | 15.1 | £47,030 | 5.2% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2024/25 | 53.6 | 15.1 | £52,723 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 13.1% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 750 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 14.2% | 4.3% | 1.4% | 712 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 16.3% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 719 |
| 2016/17 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 15.2% | 3.7% | 2.7% | 724 |
| 2017/18 | 7.0% | 4.8% | +2.3pp | 18.4% | 4.4% | 2.6% | 743 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 14.9% | 3.9% | 1.8% | 766 |
| 2020/21 | 7.6% | 4.5% | +3.1pp | 24.7% | 5.8% | 1.8% | 730 |
| 2021/22 | 12.7% | 7.1% | +5.6pp | 39.7% | 9.0% | 3.7% | 696 |
| 2022/23 | 11.9% | 6.8% | +5.1pp | 31.2% | 7.3% | 4.6% | 711 |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% | +1.6pp | 23.8% | 4.5% | 3.7% | 680 |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% | +2.9pp | 25.9% | 5.9% | 3.2% | 665 |
21 September 2011 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Sept 2006 | URN 111449 | Good |