Per-pupil income
£6,877.36
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.0%
of income
In-year balance
+0.5%
of income
No active flags for this school.
6 March 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 13 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
680
Capacity
806 (84%)
Free school meals
25.5%
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.
34.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.5
Mean salary
£48,571
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25 · 630 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 | £4.6m | £4.5m | £3.6m | 77.9% | +£135k | £186k | 4.0% | £6,092 |
| 2022/23 | £5.0m | £4.8m | £3.6m | 70.7% | +£224k | £200k | 4.0% | £6,944 |
| 2023/24 | £5.1m | £5.1m | £3.8m | 74.0% | +£25k | £206k | 4.0% | £6,877 |
Teaching staff
£2.9m
Support staff
£518k
Premises
£245k
Other costs
£1.1m
5.2%
Admin staff
3.6%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
8.6%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
4.7%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 51.6 | 76.6% | 64.5% | 55.3% | — | 141 |
* 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 | 43.4 | 17.4 | £44,208 | 3.8% | 2.3% | 5.0 |
| 2021/22 | 43.4 | 17.4 | £45,787 | 22.6% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2022/23 | 34.4 | 21.1 | £44,358 | 15.7% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2023/24 | 38.1 | 19.5 | £45,292 | 10.5% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2024/25 | 34.9 | 19.5 | £48,571 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.0pp | 8.6% | 3.5% | 0.9% | 718 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 10.3% | 3.6% | 0.9% | 721 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 9.8% | 3.6% | 1.0% | 738 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 10.6% | 3.6% | 1.7% | 718 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 10.1% | 3.4% | 1.5% | 696 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 13.5% | 3.7% | 1.5% | 689 |
| 2020/21 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 16.5% | 4.6% | 1.5% | 702 |
| 2021/22 | 9.4% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 29.6% | 7.1% | 2.3% | 710 |
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% | +1.0pp | 22.3% | 4.8% | 2.9% | 683 |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% | +0.9pp | 18.2% | 4.5% | 3.0% | 705 |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% | +1.0pp | 20.3% | 4.5% | 2.8% | 630 |
6 March 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding