Flags
4
3 high
Per-pupil income
£9,689.41
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
62.9%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+14.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.3%.
Elevated: turnover 30.1%, vacancy rate 4.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.0%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes.
10 May 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,106
Capacity
1,200 (92%)
Free school meals
44.0%
English additional lang.
6.5%
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.
67.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.4
Mean salary
£54,632
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
14.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
39.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.2%
Unauthorised absence
6.8%
2024/25 · 1,169 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 | £8.9m | £8.0m | £5.9m | 65.9% | +£874k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,710 |
| 2022/23 | £10.0m | £8.3m | £6.1m | 61.4% | +£1.6m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,694 |
| 2023/24 | £10.8m | £9.2m | £6.8m | 62.9% | +£1.6m | £0 | 0.0% | £9,689 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
49% of spend
Support staff
£1.7m
19% of spend
Premises
£1.4m
15% of spend
Other costs
£1.0m
11% 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 | —* | 40.2 | 57.9% | 40.0% | 20.0% | — | 195 |
* 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 | 67.5 | 16.8 | £40,497 | 16.4% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2021/22 | 71.0 | 16.3 | £41,592 | 21.1% | 0.0% | 8.4 |
| 2022/23 | 61.0 | 18.8 | £45,029 | 22.3% | 6.2% | 6.7 |
| 2023/24 | 71.8 | 15.5 | £48,857 | 30.1% | 4.0% | 7.9 |
| 2024/25 | 67.4 | 16.4 | £54,632 | —% | 1.5% | — |
Overall absence
14.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
39.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.8%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.3% | 4.4% | +1.9pp | 17.2% | 3.6% | 2.7% | 995 |
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 17.5% | 3.4% | 2.7% | 1,002 |
| 2015/16 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 16.2% | 3.4% | 2.7% | 1,005 |
| 2016/17 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.1pp | 17.3% | 4.0% | 2.6% | 1,019 |
| 2017/18 | 6.4% | 4.8% | +1.6pp | 17.8% | 3.9% | 2.5% | 1,027 |
| 2018/19 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 19.6% | 3.9% | 3.0% | 1,081 |
| 2020/21 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 22.0% | 4.1% | 3.4% | 1,158 |
| 2021/22 | 12.5% | 7.1% | +5.4pp | 40.7% | 6.7% | 5.9% | 1,196 |
| 2022/23 | 15.8% | 6.8% | +9.0pp | 45.7% | 6.1% | 9.7% | 1,209 |
| 2023/24 | 14.3% | 6.6% | +7.8pp | 43.3% | 6.1% | 8.3% | 1,196 |
| 2024/25 | 14.0% | 6.2% | +7.8pp | 39.4% | 7.2% | 6.8% | 1,169 |
10 May 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 2016 | URN 106656 | Requires improvement |