Per-pupil income
£8,720.33
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+9.0%
of income
No active flags for this school.
6 March 2014 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,071
Capacity
1,150 (93%)
Free school meals
42.9%
English additional lang.
50.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
68.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.5
Mean salary
£52,752
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 904 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 | £8.2m | £8.0m | £5.9m | 71.5% | +£190k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,515 |
| 2022/23 | £8.9m | £8.1m | £5.7m | 64.9% | +£766k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,106 |
| 2023/24 | £9.5m | £8.6m | £6.2m | 65.1% | +£854k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,720 |
Teaching staff
£4.6m
Support staff
£726k
Premises
£541k
Other costs
£1.9m
6.9%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
6.4%
Premises (total)
1.2%
Supply staff
3.8%
Catering
1.9%
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 | —* | 49.2 | 72.8% | 54.3% | 36.4% | — | 173 |
* 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 | 73.7 | 14.3 | £48,755 | 19.1% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2021/22 | 67.5 | 16.2 | £44,937 | 26.7% | 0.0% | 10.0 |
| 2022/23 | 69.6 | 15.7 | £45,975 | 26.7% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2023/24 | 68.0 | 16.0 | £49,265 | 26.9% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2024/25 | 68.9 | 15.5 | £52,752 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.0% | 4.4% | -0.4pp | 8.9% | 3.8% | 0.2% | 918 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.8% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 913 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.3% | 4.0% | 1.2% | 916 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 13.5% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 911 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 10.9% | 3.8% | 1.3% | 918 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 11.4% | 3.8% | 1.0% | 909 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 9.6% | 3.5% | 0.8% | 913 |
| 2021/22 | 7.9% | 7.1% | +0.7pp | 24.6% | 6.2% | 1.7% | 926 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.5pp | 27.4% | 5.8% | 2.5% | 932 |
| 2023/24 | 7.0% | 6.6% | +0.4pp | 19.3% | 5.0% | 1.9% | 908 |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% | +1.0pp | 20.6% | 5.3% | 1.9% | 904 |
6 March 2014 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2009 | — | Good |