Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,403.12
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
77.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
21.4%
of income
In-year balance
+1.4%
of income
Elevated: turnover 23.5%, vacancy rate 5.4%.
DfE scrutinises reserves above 20% of income. Current level: 20.8%.
DfE scrutinises reserves above 20% of income. Current level: 21.4%.
27 January 2015 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,471
Capacity
1,500 (98%)
Free school meals
18.5%
English additional lang.
21.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
90.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£49,225
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25 · 1,511 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 | £8.3m | £8.2m | £6.8m | 81.2% | +£161k | £2.0m | 24.6% | £5,584 |
| 2022/23 | £8.5m | £9.0m | £7.2m | 84.7% | -£566k | £1.5m | 17.5% | £5,623 |
| 2023/24 | £10.5m | £9.8m | £7.7m | 73.3% | +£703k | £2.2m | 20.8% | £6,887 |
| 2024/25 | £10.9m | £10.7m | £8.4m | 77.0% | +£149k | £2.3m | 21.4% | £7,403 |
Teaching staff
£6.2m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£569k
Other costs
£1.8m
6.5%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
6.6%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
2.2%
Catering
3.3%
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 | —* | 48.7 | 71.0% | 48.7% | 57.3% | — | 300 |
* 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 | 90.5 | 16.4 | £41,495 | 9.5% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 92.0 | 16.2 | £41,083 | 17.8% | 2.1% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 85.4 | 17.6 | £42,012 | 13.1% | 1.2% | 4.3 |
| 2023/24 | 88.4 | 17.2 | £46,778 | 23.5% | 5.4% | 4.4 |
| 2024/25 | 90.2 | 16.3 | £49,225 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 12.2% | 4.0% | 1.0% | 1,528 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 14.1% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 1,517 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 12.4% | 3.5% | 1.3% | 1,495 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 12.9% | 3.8% | 1.3% | 1,507 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 11.7% | 3.5% | 1.3% | 1,493 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 11.0% | 3.5% | 1.5% | 1,499 |
| 2020/21 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 6.9% | 2.5% | 0.9% | 1,510 |
| 2021/22 | 6.4% | 7.1% | -0.7pp | 17.1% | 5.2% | 1.3% | 1,525 |
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% | -0.9pp | 16.3% | 4.5% | 1.4% | 1,538 |
| 2023/24 | 8.0% | 6.6% | +1.4pp | 25.4% | 5.9% | 2.1% | 1,550 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 20.4% | 5.4% | 2.5% | 1,511 |
27 January 2015 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2011 | — | Good |