Per-pupil income
£7,728.73
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
25.1%
of income
In-year balance
+2.9%
of income
No active flags for this school.
20 June 2017 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
619
Capacity
625 (99%)
Free school meals
19.9%
English additional lang.
1.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
37.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£41,262
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25 · 632 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 | £4.1m | £3.9m | £3.0m | 74.5% | +£205k | £1.1m | 25.9% | £6,566 |
| 2022/23 | £4.5m | £4.4m | £3.2m | 71.3% | +£77k | £1.1m | 25.5% | £7,154 |
| 2023/24 | £4.8m | £4.7m | £3.4m | 71.6% | +£140k | £1.2m | 25.1% | £7,729 |
Teaching staff
£2.7m
Support staff
£591k
Premises
£217k
Other costs
£1.0m
3.7%
Admin staff
1.5%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
4.9%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
4.1%
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 | —* | 51.0 | 72.7% | 56.2% | 93.4% | — | 121 |
* 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 | 43.8 | 14.2 | £38,917 | 9.1% | 0.0% | 1.5 |
| 2021/22 | 43.8 | 14.2 | £36,717 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2022/23 | 44.7 | 13.9 | £43,468 | 21.9% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2023/24 | 43.9 | 14.2 | £40,132 | 13.7% | 2.2% | 4.7 |
| 2024/25 | 37.9 | 16.3 | £41,262 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 5.5% | 3.6% | 0.5% | 127 |
| 2015/16 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 8.4% | 3.0% | 0.9% | 262 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 8.5% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 389 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 11.6% | 3.9% | 1.2% | 509 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 12.4% | 4.3% | 1.1% | 631 |
| 2020/21 | 3.2% | 4.5% | -1.3pp | 5.8% | 2.3% | 0.8% | 637 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 27.1% | 6.5% | 1.6% | 638 |
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% | +0.5pp | 18.3% | 6.1% | 1.2% | 633 |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% | +1.0pp | 19.9% | 6.5% | 1.1% | 638 |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% | +0.7pp | 18.2% | 5.7% | 1.2% | 632 |
20 June 2017 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good