Per-pupil income
£7,203.82
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
12.2%
of income
In-year balance
+4.0%
of income
No active flags for this school.
29 April 2015 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,859
Capacity
1,415 (131%)
Free school meals
17.8%
English additional lang.
5.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
90.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.6
Mean salary
£49,361
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 1,622 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 | £10.7m | £10.4m | £8.2m | 77.0% | +£244k | £1.5m | 14.2% | £6,049 |
| 2022/23 | £12.3m | £11.9m | £9.0m | 72.7% | +£397k | £1.6m | 13.2% | £6,710 |
| 2023/24 | £13.6m | £13.0m | £10.1m | 74.1% | +£544k | £1.7m | 12.2% | £7,204 |
Teaching staff
£7.3m
Support staff
£1.6m
Premises
£464k
Other costs
£2.5m
5.0%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
4.0%
Premises (total)
1.8%
Supply staff
3.9%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 46.8 | 65.3% | 42.6% | 63.8% | — | 329 |
* 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 | 85.3 | 19.0 | £39,513 | 11.4% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2021/22 | 90.3 | 19.5 | £42,642 | 10.2% | 0.0% | 9.3 |
| 2022/23 | 87.6 | 20.9 | £45,331 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2023/24 | 80.1 | 23.5 | £50,401 | 14.9% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2024/25 | 90.4 | 20.6 | £49,361 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.3% | 4.4% | -1.1pp | 4.4% | 3.0% | 0.2% | 1,003 |
| 2014/15 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 6.4% | 3.3% | 0.4% | 1,004 |
| 2015/16 | 3.2% | 4.5% | -1.2pp | 5.5% | 3.0% | 0.2% | 1,038 |
| 2016/17 | 3.8% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 8.2% | 3.4% | 0.4% | 1,060 |
| 2017/18 | 3.9% | 4.8% | -0.8pp | 7.3% | 3.5% | 0.4% | 1,089 |
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 7.1% | 3.5% | 0.5% | 1,119 |
| 2020/21 | 3.2% | 4.5% | -1.3pp | 6.2% | 2.8% | 0.4% | 1,364 |
| 2021/22 | 6.8% | 7.1% | -0.4pp | 18.0% | 5.5% | 1.2% | 1,488 |
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% | -0.1pp | 17.0% | 4.9% | 1.8% | 1,565 |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% | +0.5pp | 17.9% | 5.0% | 2.0% | 1,655 |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% | +0.6pp | 16.1% | 4.6% | 2.2% | 1,622 |
29 April 2015 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2012 | — | Good |