Flags
4
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,445.39
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.6%
of income
In-year balance
-1.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.4% of income.
Elevated: turnover 16.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
22 October 2019 · S5 Inspection
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Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,081
Capacity
990 (109%)
Free school meals
29.3%
English additional lang.
33.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
64.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.7
Mean salary
£49,098
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25 · 1,107 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 | £6.4m | £6.1m | £4.8m | 75.0% | +£306k | £749k | 11.7% | £6,480 |
| 2022/23 | £7.2m | £6.7m | £5.2m | 72.7% | +£438k | £879k | 12.3% | £6,952 |
| 2023/24 | £7.9m | £8.0m | £6.1m | 77.0% | -£114k | £442k | 5.6% | £7,445 |
Teaching staff
£4.1m
Support staff
£916k
Premises
£510k
Other costs
£1.4m
8.9%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
4.9%
Premises (total)
4.2%
Supply staff
4.1%
Catering
2.0%
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 | —* | 47.0 | 68.2% | 49.3% | 29.5% | — | 217 |
* 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 | 56.5 | 16.4 | £40,544 | 14.9% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 48.9 | 20.2 | £44,212 | 9.4% | 2.0% | 5.1 |
| 2022/23 | 57.3 | 18.0 | £43,803 | 10.8% | 5.0% | 6.5 |
| 2023/24 | 61.9 | 17.2 | £49,641 | 16.2% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2024/25 | 64.8 | 16.7 | £49,098 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 12.1% | 3.6% | 1.3% | 770 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 15.3% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 778 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 9.5% | 3.4% | 1.4% | 793 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 9.7% | 3.5% | 1.5% | 787 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 9.8% | 3.3% | 1.0% | 818 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 10.7% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 849 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.9% | 4.1% | 0.9% | 949 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +1.0pp | 23.9% | 6.1% | 2.0% | 1,017 |
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% | +1.3pp | 23.2% | 5.0% | 3.2% | 1,061 |
| 2023/24 | 8.0% | 6.6% | +1.5pp | 21.9% | 5.6% | 2.4% | 1,104 |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% | +2.1pp | 20.5% | 5.4% | 2.8% | 1,107 |
22 October 2019 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2011 | URN 116457 | Good |