Per-pupil income
£7,574.35
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
20.8%
of income
In-year balance
+0.1%
of income
No active flags for this school.
13 March 2013 · 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
1,550
Capacity
1,550 (100%)
Free school meals
5.7%
English additional lang.
9.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
90.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.1
Mean salary
£51,479
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
13.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
0.6%
2024/25 · 1,055 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 | £9.6m | £9.7m | £7.1m | 73.5% | -£73k | £1.9m | 19.5% | £6,385 |
| 2022/23 | £11.1m | £10.5m | £7.5m | 67.7% | +£618k | £2.5m | 22.6% | £7,176 |
| 2023/24 | £11.9m | £11.9m | £8.5m | 71.8% | +£13k | £2.5m | 20.8% | £7,574 |
Teaching staff
£6.6m
Support staff
£940k
Premises
£803k
Other costs
£2.5m
6.6%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
1.0%
ICT
6.4%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
4.8%
Catering
0.7%
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 | —* | 58.2 | 87.6% | 71.3% | 77.0% | — | 209 |
* 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 | 87.6 | 17.3 | £45,747 | 8.9% | 0.0% | 1.5 |
| 2021/22 | 88.3 | 17.1 | £45,978 | 12.1% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2022/23 | 92.2 | 16.7 | £45,253 | 11.8% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2023/24 | 90.5 | 17.3 | £47,698 | 11.5% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2024/25 | 90.5 | 17.1 | £51,479 | —% | 1.1% | — |
Overall absence
5.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
13.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.0pp | 9.0% | 3.5% | 0.8% | 944 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 10.3% | 3.5% | 1.4% | 950 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 10.3% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 959 |
| 2016/17 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 6.5% | 3.7% | 0.5% | 956 |
| 2017/18 | 3.7% | 4.8% | -1.1pp | 5.0% | 3.3% | 0.4% | 959 |
| 2018/19 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 6.1% | 3.5% | 0.4% | 970 |
| 2020/21 | 2.9% | 4.5% | -1.6pp | 5.0% | 2.6% | 0.2% | 999 |
| 2021/22 | 5.7% | 7.1% | -1.5pp | 13.2% | 5.2% | 0.4% | 1,028 |
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% | -0.9pp | 14.3% | 5.3% | 0.6% | 1,048 |
| 2023/24 | 6.0% | 6.6% | -0.6pp | 13.8% | 5.3% | 0.6% | 1,055 |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% | -0.5pp | 13.6% | 5.1% | 0.6% | 1,055 |
13 March 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 2008 | URN 102353 | Good |