Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,126.96
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
81.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.3%
of income
In-year balance
-3.0%
of income
Elevated: turnover 23.9%, vacancy rate 4.0%.
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 10.3% to 6.3%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.8%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.0% of income.
6 February 2014 · 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
1,233
Capacity
995 (124%)
Free school meals
12.8%
English additional lang.
5.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
70.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.6
Mean salary
£48,071
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.4%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25 · 1,045 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 | £6.8m | £6.7m | £5.3m | 77.1% | +£126k | £707k | 10.3% | £5,622 |
| 2022/23 | £7.6m | £7.6m | £5.8m | 76.4% | -£29k | £679k | 8.9% | £6,080 |
| 2023/24 | £8.6m | £8.4m | £6.3m | 73.5% | +£138k | £817k | 9.5% | £6,839 |
| 2024/25 | £8.8m | £9.0m | £7.2m | 81.8% | -£259k | £558k | 6.3% | £7,127 |
Teaching staff
£5.3m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£503k
Other costs
£1.4m
6.1%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
1.5%
ICT
9.2%
Premises (total)
0.9%
Supply staff
0.5%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 51.9 | 73.4% | 57.1% | 91.6% | — | 203 |
* 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 | 67.8 | 16.9 | £39,658 | 8.7% | 1.5% | 2.2 |
| 2021/22 | 71.9 | 16.9 | £41,183 | 14.7% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2022/23 | 71.5 | 17.5 | £41,808 | 13.6% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2023/24 | 71.6 | 17.5 | £44,636 | 23.9% | 4.0% | 4.2 |
| 2024/25 | 70.2 | 17.6 | £48,071 | —% | 1.4% | — |
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 10.2% | 3.0% | 1.2% | 844 |
| 2014/15 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 9.2% | 2.7% | 1.3% | 862 |
| 2015/16 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 8.8% | 2.8% | 1.3% | 869 |
| 2016/17 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 9.3% | 3.3% | 0.9% | 873 |
| 2017/18 | 4.4% | 4.8% | -0.4pp | 11.6% | 3.5% | 0.9% | 888 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 9.1% | 3.3% | 1.2% | 934 |
| 2020/21 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 12.7% | 3.0% | 1.5% | 993 |
| 2021/22 | 7.7% | 7.1% | +0.6pp | 22.5% | 5.1% | 2.6% | 1,031 |
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 20.3% | 4.6% | 3.0% | 1,042 |
| 2023/24 | 8.0% | 6.6% | +1.5pp | 21.3% | 5.3% | 2.7% | 1,038 |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% | +1.9pp | 20.7% | 5.8% | 2.3% | 1,045 |
6 February 2014 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 May 2012 | — | Requires improvement |