Flags
6
3 high
Per-pupil income
£7,915.7
+£1742024/25
Staff costs % of income
70.6%
+0.8ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
−0.0ppof income
In-year balance
+6.6%
−1.2ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.4%.
Elevated: turnover 18.3%, vacancy rate 12.5%.
Elevated: turnover 24.2%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Elevated: sickness 11.0 days.
17 April 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
695
Capacity
900 (77%)
Free school meals
28.2%
English additional lang.
16.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
40.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.3
Mean salary
£55,163
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.4%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.5%
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
2.2%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25 · 739 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 | £4.0m | £3.4m | £2.7m | 66.4% | +£607k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,680 |
| 2022/23 | £4.4m | £4.3m | £3.2m | 71.0% | +£186k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,927 |
| 2023/24 | £5.0m | £4.6m | £3.5m | 69.8% | +£388k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,741 |
| 2024/25 | £5.4m | £5.1m | £3.8m | 70.6% | +£359k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,916 |
Teaching staff
£2.7m
53% of spend
Support staff
£318k
6% of spend
Premises
£274k
5% of spend
Other costs
£966k
19% 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 | —* | 39.5 | 51.6% | 28.9% | 14.8% | — | 128 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | — | 15.7 | £39,555 | 48.4% | 7.3% | 12.1 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 16.5 | £43,244 | 24.2% | 0.0% | 3.4 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 18.5 | £47,435 | 18.3% | 12.5% | 4.0 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 17.4 | £50,913 | 14.7% | 0.0% | 11.0 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 40.2 | 17.3 | £55,163 | —% | 2.4% | — | 3.0 | 3 |
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.9% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 14.4% | 3.5% | 2.4% | 595 |
| 2014/15 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 14.7% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 559 |
| 2015/16 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 11.8% | 3.0% | 2.6% | 519 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 13.8% | 3.2% | 2.9% | 513 |
| 2017/18 | 6.5% | 4.8% | +1.7pp | 15.6% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 512 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 11.9% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 511 |
| 2020/21 | 8.4% | 4.5% | +3.9pp | 26.6% | 6.3% | 2.1% | 602 |
| 2021/22 | 11.4% | 7.1% | +4.2pp | 35.9% | 3.7% | 7.7% | 627 |
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% | +3.3pp | 29.5% | 2.6% | 7.5% | 688 |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% | +3.8pp | 33.9% | 3.6% | 6.8% | 690 |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% | +0.3pp | 20.6% | 2.2% | 4.3% | 739 |
17 April 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 2019 | — | Good |