Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,897.63
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.3%
of income
In-year balance
-1.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.9% of income.
28 November 2017 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,639
Capacity
1,610 (102%)
Free school meals
16.6%
English additional lang.
5.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
87.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.7
Mean salary
£49,376
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 1,377 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 | £9.7m | £9.4m | £7.2m | 74.5% | +£314k | £1.8m | 19.0% | £5,754 |
| 2022/23 | £10.6m | £10.3m | £7.8m | 73.4% | +£291k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,452 |
| 2023/24 | £11.1m | £11.3m | £8.4m | 75.8% | -£212k | £585k | 5.3% | £6,898 |
Teaching staff
£6.6m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£747k
Other costs
£2.1m
2.9%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
5.1%
Premises (total)
1.1%
Supply staff
3.0%
Catering
0.0%
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 | —* | 52.6 | 77.3% | 54.2% | 94.6% | — | 260 |
* 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 | 90.8 | 18.9 | £41,726 | 11.9% | 0.0% | 1.4 |
| 2021/22 | 92.2 | 18.3 | £42,353 | 8.5% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2022/23 | 104.0 | 15.8 | £46,100 | 8.5% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2023/24 | 97.6 | 16.4 | £45,759 | 9.3% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2024/25 | 87.5 | 18.7 | £49,376 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 11.6% | 3.4% | 1.3% | 1,200 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 9.8% | 3.5% | 1.2% | 1,213 |
| 2015/16 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 6.8% | 2.9% | 0.9% | 1,242 |
| 2016/17 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 7.9% | 3.2% | 0.9% | 1,253 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 11.2% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 1,283 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 11.6% | 3.8% | 1.6% | 1,311 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.1% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 1,348 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 24.8% | 8.0% | 1.1% | 1,369 |
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% | +3.4pp | 26.9% | 8.8% | 1.4% | 1,361 |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% | +2.0pp | 23.9% | 7.4% | 1.2% | 1,370 |
| 2024/25 | 9.0% | 6.2% | +2.8pp | 23.0% | 7.3% | 1.8% | 1,377 |
28 November 2017 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 2013 | — | Good |