Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,595.61
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.7%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-1.6%
of income
In-year balance
+0.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.2%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
5 December 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,508
Capacity
1,800 (84%)
Free school meals
20.3%
English additional lang.
6.2%
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.
90.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.7
Mean salary
£50,066
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.1%
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.
26.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25 · 1,398 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 | £9.9m | £9.6m | £7.9m | 79.8% | +£283k | £722k | 7.3% | £6,058 |
| 2022/23 | £10.4m | £10.5m | £8.0m | 76.4% | -£82k | £257k | 2.5% | £6,544 |
| 2023/24 | £10.5m | £10.5m | £8.2m | 77.7% | +£39k | -£174k | -1.6% | £6,596 |
Teaching staff
£6.0m
57% of spend
Support staff
£1.1m
11% of spend
Premises
£357k
3% of spend
Other costs
£1.9m
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 | —* | 44.2 | 63.4% | 44.9% | 36.2% | — | 276 |
* 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 | 101.9 | 16.1 | £41,454 | 7.1% | 0.0% | 1.1 |
| 2021/22 | 105.9 | 15.5 | £40,877 | 19.5% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 103.8 | 15.3 | £42,293 | 25.2% | 0.0% | 8.3 |
| 2023/24 | 94.9 | 16.8 | £42,742 | 33.0% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2024/25 | 90.4 | 16.7 | £50,066 | —% | 1.1% | — |
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 14.1% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 1,401 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.6% | 3.7% | 1.2% | 1,444 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.7% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 1,464 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 14.0% | 4.1% | 1.3% | 1,503 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 13.1% | 3.8% | 1.4% | 1,532 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 14.3% | 3.8% | 1.7% | 1,499 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.8% | 3.6% | 1.9% | 1,496 |
| 2021/22 | 10.0% | 7.1% | +2.8pp | 30.9% | 6.7% | 3.2% | 1,490 |
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% | +2.9pp | 28.4% | 5.8% | 3.9% | 1,473 |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% | +3.7pp | 28.9% | 6.2% | 4.0% | 1,473 |
| 2024/25 | 9.0% | 6.2% | +2.8pp | 26.0% | 4.9% | 4.1% | 1,398 |
5 December 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Feb 2014 | — | Good |