Per-pupil income
£8,875.13
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
77.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.0%
of income
In-year balance
+0.9%
of income
No active flags for this school.
18 September 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
1,258
Capacity
1,249 (101%)
Free school meals
21.4%
English additional lang.
37.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
70.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.0
Mean salary
£65,438
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 1,001 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 | £9.4m | £9.3m | £7.2m | 76.3% | +£141k | £539k | 5.7% | £7,553 |
| 2022/23 | £9.9m | £10.0m | £7.6m | 76.7% | -£64k | £475k | 4.8% | £7,970 |
| 2023/24 | £10.6m | £10.5m | £8.0m | 75.8% | +£85k | £560k | 5.3% | £8,491 |
| 2024/25 | £11.2m | £11.1m | £8.6m | 77.0% | +£106k | £666k | 6.0% | £8,875 |
Teaching staff
£6.3m
Support staff
£1.6m
Premises
£588k
Other costs
£1.9m
4.4%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
1.4%
ICT
6.2%
Premises (total)
1.1%
Supply staff
5.4%
Catering
3.4%
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 | —* | 57.0 | 83.0% | 68.6% | 65.5% | — | 194 |
* 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 | 72.9 | 17.4 | £53,598 | 12.1% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2021/22 | 71.2 | 17.5 | £53,940 | 4.5% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2022/23 | 73.4 | 17.0 | £55,893 | 9.3% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2023/24 | 69.7 | 17.9 | £61,579 | 5.5% | 0.0% | 8.6 |
| 2024/25 | 70.0 | 18.0 | £65,438 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 11.9% | 3.7% | 1.1% | 1,009 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 10.9% | 3.8% | 0.8% | 1,001 |
| 2015/16 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 9.5% | 3.5% | 1.0% | 1,001 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 9.5% | 3.4% | 1.1% | 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 10.0% | 3.5% | 1.2% | 1,006 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 8.6% | 3.2% | 1.3% | 998 |
| 2020/21 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 16.3% | 5.0% | 1.0% | 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 7.3% | 7.1% | +0.1pp | 22.1% | 5.2% | 2.0% | 1,005 |
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% | +1.1pp | 25.8% | 6.2% | 1.7% | 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% | -0.9pp | 14.2% | 4.3% | 1.3% | 1,002 |
| 2024/25 | 6.0% | 6.2% | -0.2pp | 16.5% | 4.7% | 1.4% | 1,001 |
18 September 2013 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Dec 2009 | — | Requires improvement |