Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,111.01
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
12.8%
of income
In-year balance
+4.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.4%.
13 March 2013 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 13 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,146
Capacity
1,350 (85%)
Free school meals
15.4%
English additional lang.
10.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
62.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.5
Mean salary
£49,334
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
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 | £6.7m | £6.4m | £5.1m | 77.2% | +£281k | £693k | 10.4% | £5,996 |
| 2022/23 | £7.2m | £7.0m | £5.4m | 75.4% | +£247k | £938k | 13.0% | £6,326 |
| 2023/24 | £8.1m | £7.7m | £6.0m | 74.5% | +£378k | £1.0m | 12.8% | £7,111 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£407k
Other costs
£1.3m
7.6%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
6.2%
Premises (total)
0.6%
Supply staff
0.5%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 51.5 | 77.0% | 56.9% | 33.3% | — | 174 |
* 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 | 63.3 | 17.2 | £40,899 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2021/22 | 63.6 | 17.5 | £43,807 | 15.9% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2022/23 | 61.8 | 18.4 | £44,526 | 7.1% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2023/24 | 62.7 | 18.1 | £44,854 | 13.4% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2024/25 | 62.1 | 18.5 | £49,334 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.9pp | 15.3% | 4.2% | 2.0% | 858 |
| 2014/15 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 16.5% | 4.5% | 1.7% | 850 |
| 2015/16 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 19.4% | 5.0% | 2.2% | 874 |
| 2016/17 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.4pp | 18.2% | 4.9% | 2.0% | 872 |
| 2017/18 | 6.5% | 4.8% | +1.7pp | 16.4% | 3.8% | 2.7% | 917 |
| 2018/19 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 15.6% | 4.0% | 2.5% | 940 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.1% | 3.3% | 1.6% | 906 |
| 2021/22 | 8.8% | 7.1% | +1.7pp | 23.1% | 5.5% | 3.3% | 904 |
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% | +4.0pp | 27.8% | 6.1% | 4.7% | 954 |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% | +2.1pp | 24.4% | 5.6% | 3.1% | 968 |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% | +2.2pp | 20.1% | 5.1% | 3.3% | 948 |
13 March 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 2011 | URN 123243 | Requires improvement |