Per-pupil income
£6,846.05
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.8%
of income
In-year balance
+5.6%
of income
No active flags for this school.
28 November 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,534
Capacity
1,725 (89%)
Free school meals
19.7%
English additional lang.
13.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
101.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.1
Mean salary
£45,668
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 1,320 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 | £9.2m | £8.2m | £6.4m | 69.6% | +£1.0m | £666k | 7.2% | £6,193 |
| 2022/23 | £9.6m | £8.9m | £6.9m | 72.0% | +£652k | £691k | 7.2% | £6,351 |
| 2023/24 | £10.5m | £9.9m | £7.9m | 75.1% | +£590k | £605k | 5.8% | £6,846 |
Teaching staff
£6.4m
Support staff
£793k
Premises
£554k
Other costs
£1.5m
4.1%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
4.0%
Premises (total)
0.1%
Supply staff
1.3%
Catering
1.0%
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 | —* | 45.2 | 64.1% | 33.0% | 28.9% | — | 270 |
* 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 | 96.2 | 15.8 | £38,927 | 11.5% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2021/22 | 89.8 | 16.5 | £42,621 | 11.3% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2022/23 | 85.6 | 17.6 | £42,166 | 13.4% | 1.2% | 4.5 |
| 2023/24 | 98.7 | 15.5 | £44,484 | 13.2% | 2.0% | 3.3 |
| 2024/25 | 101.8 | 15.1 | £45,668 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 12.4% | 4.4% | 0.9% | 1,256 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 13.8% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 1,269 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.8% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 1,246 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 12.9% | 4.1% | 1.1% | 1,239 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 13.9% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 1,260 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 15.4% | 4.3% | 1.4% | 1,265 |
| 2020/21 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 19.3% | 5.4% | 1.1% | 1,297 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 29.5% | 6.6% | 2.5% | 1,293 |
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% | +1.0pp | 25.2% | 5.6% | 2.2% | 1,315 |
| 2023/24 | 7.0% | 6.6% | +0.4pp | 21.3% | 5.0% | 2.0% | 1,329 |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% | +0.4pp | 19.3% | 4.9% | 1.7% | 1,320 |
28 November 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Nov 2008 | URN 118929 | Good |