Flags
3
3 high
Per-pupil income
£23,547.56
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
65.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-2.6%
of income
In-year balance
-2.4%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 8.2% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -0.3%.
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 18.3% to -0.3%.
7 November 2012 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 13 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
488
Capacity
500 (98%)
Free school meals
41.7%
English additional lang.
12.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 2–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
53.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
9.1
Mean salary
£46,917
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.0%
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
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 388 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 | £7.0m | £6.9m | £5.7m | 81.8% | +£113k | £1.3m | 18.3% | £19,511 |
| 2022/23 | £8.1m | £8.6m | £7.0m | 86.5% | -£518k | £756k | 9.4% | £19,695 |
| 2023/24 | £9.6m | £10.4m | £6.5m | 67.9% | -£786k | -£30k | -0.3% | £21,656 |
| 2024/25 | £11.5m | £11.8m | £7.5m | 65.7% | -£271k | -£300k | -2.6% | £23,548 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£3.5m
Premises
£601k
Other costs
£3.6m
2.2%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
6.6%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
2.4%
Catering
2.7%
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 34 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 39.2 | 7.7 | £40,567 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2021/22 | 44.2 | 8.1 | £42,064 | 9.1% | 0.0% | 12.1 |
| 2022/23 | 54.6 | 7.5 | £41,358 | 6.7% | 0.0% | 9.4 |
| 2023/24 | 56.8 | 7.8 | £43,390 | 8.1% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2024/25 | 53.8 | 9.1 | £46,917 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 12.7% | 4.4% | 0.7% | 142 |
| 2014/15 | 7.4% | 4.5% | +2.9pp | 17.7% | 6.8% | 0.6% | 147 |
| 2015/16 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 15.9% | 5.7% | 0.6% | 170 |
| 2016/17 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 13.5% | 5.8% | 0.3% | 192 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 14.4% | 5.2% | 0.8% | 222 |
| 2018/19 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 16.9% | 5.0% | 0.9% | 237 |
| 2020/21 | 12.3% | 4.5% | +7.8pp | 45.0% | 11.5% | 0.8% | 249 |
| 2021/22 | 7.4% | 7.1% | +0.3pp | 21.1% | 6.3% | 1.1% | 298 |
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% | +1.0pp | 19.0% | 6.5% | 1.3% | 342 |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% | +1.1pp | 21.6% | 6.2% | 1.5% | 362 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.8pp | 20.6% | 6.0% | 2.0% | 388 |
7 November 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 2009 | — | Good |