Per-pupil income
£6,975.85
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
64.2%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
34.4%
of income
In-year balance
+11.6%
of income
No active flags for this school.
8 February 2012 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 14 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,615
Capacity
1,152 (140%)
Free school meals
22.1%
English additional lang.
27.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.
Peer percentile + trajectory. DfE range: 5-20% of income.
Peer percentile + agency/supply adjustment. DfE threshold: 80%.
In-year balance + pupil trend + income diversity.
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
92.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£48,691
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
11.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 1,216 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE review threshold: 78% of income. | 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 | £9.8m | £8.2m | £6.1m | 62.4% | +£1.6m | £2.0m | 20.9% | £6,094 |
| 2022/23 | £10.6m | £9.0m | £6.6m | 62.1% | +£1.6m | £2.9m | 27.5% | £6,370 |
| 2023/24 | £11.6m | £10.2m | £7.4m | 64.2% | +£1.3m | £4.0m | 34.4% | £6,976 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
55% of spend
Support staff
£866k
8% of spend
Premises
£583k
6% of spend
Other costs
£2.2m
22% of spend
| 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 | —* | 55.9 | 84.1% | 62.3% | 88.3% | — | 239 |
* 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 | 79.3 | 20.0 | £42,501 | 21.7% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2021/22 | 79.4 | 20.2 | £42,103 | 19.9% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2022/23 | 83.1 | 20.0 | £42,438 | 12.7% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2023/24 | 87.1 | 19.0 | £45,019 | 8.2% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2024/25 | 92.7 | 17.4 | £48,691 | —% | 1.1% | — |
Overall absence
5.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
11.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.9% | 4.4% | -0.5pp | 9.5% | 3.4% | 0.5% | 1,084 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 10.0% | 3.7% | 0.6% | 1,109 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | 0.0pp | 8.8% | 3.7% | 0.8% | 1,136 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 9.7% | 3.3% | 1.2% | 1,175 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 8.0% | 3.5% | 1.1% | 1,209 |
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 7.8% | 3.1% | 1.0% | 1,249 |
| 2020/21 | 2.7% | 4.5% | -1.8pp | 5.7% | 2.4% | 0.3% | 1,274 |
| 2021/22 | 5.6% | 7.1% | -1.5pp | 13.8% | 4.7% | 0.9% | 1,280 |
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% | -2.0pp | 12.2% | 4.2% | 0.7% | 1,280 |
| 2023/24 | 5.0% | 6.6% | -1.5pp | 12.9% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 1,248 |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% | -1.1pp | 11.1% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 1,216 |
8 February 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2009 | URN 108101 | Good |