Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,955.19
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.1%
of income
In-year balance
+1.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.
5 June 2013 · 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
919
Capacity
915 (100%)
Free school meals
14.9%
English additional lang.
5.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
61.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.0
Mean salary
£45,235
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
2024/25 · 948 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 | £6.5m | £6.3m | £4.3m | 66.6% | +£174k | £877k | 13.6% | £7,273 |
| 2022/23 | £6.3m | £6.7m | £4.8m | 77.1% | -£369k | £522k | 8.3% | £6,916 |
| 2023/24 | £7.3m | £7.2m | £5.3m | 72.2% | +£104k | £664k | 9.1% | £7,955 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
Support staff
£547k
Premises
£484k
Other costs
£1.4m
6.4%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
7.0%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
4.6%
Catering
1.2%
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 | —* | 49.4 | 77.1% | 52.5% | 27.9% | — | 179 |
* 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 | 50.9 | 17.6 | £41,391 | 7.9% | 1.9% | 3.4 |
| 2021/22 | 51.5 | 17.2 | £43,270 | 8.9% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2022/23 | 56.9 | 16.0 | £43,316 | 7.0% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2023/24 | 56.0 | 16.3 | £47,760 | 12.5% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2024/25 | 61.2 | 15.0 | £45,235 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 8.3% | 3.6% | 0.6% | 859 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 10.0% | 3.5% | 0.8% | 903 |
| 2015/16 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 6.7% | 3.0% | 0.8% | 902 |
| 2016/17 | 3.8% | 4.6% | -0.8pp | 6.2% | 2.9% | 0.9% | 904 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 8.6% | 3.4% | 0.9% | 933 |
| 2018/19 | 3.8% | 4.6% | -0.8pp | 7.5% | 2.7% | 1.1% | 920 |
| 2020/21 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.0pp | 7.4% | 2.9% | 0.5% | 910 |
| 2021/22 | 8.2% | 7.1% | +1.1pp | 24.3% | 6.3% | 2.0% | 917 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.5pp | 21.9% | 5.6% | 2.7% | 926 |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% | +2.6pp | 25.3% | 6.2% | 2.9% | 933 |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% | +2.3pp | 22.6% | 4.0% | 4.4% | 948 |
5 June 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Sept 2009 | URN 120312 | Outstanding |