Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,692.59
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
81.9%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
17.9%
of income
In-year balance
-5.2%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.2% of income.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.9%.
Elevated: turnover 15.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.8%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good28 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,371
Capacity
1,333 (103%)
Free school meals
30.6%
English additional lang.
40.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
86.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.8
Mean salary
£49,033
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25 · 1,203 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 | £8.7m | £9.0m | £7.1m | 80.7% | -£252k | £2.7m | 31.4% | £6,477 |
| 2022/23 | £9.2m | £8.9m | £7.1m | 76.6% | +£297k | £2.8m | 30.7% | £6,695 |
| 2023/24 | £9.2m | £9.7m | £7.5m | 81.9% | -£481k | £1.6m | 17.9% | £6,693 |
Teaching staff
£5.5m
57% of spend
Support staff
£1.2m
13% of spend
Premises
£355k
4% of spend
Other costs
£1.8m
18% 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 | —* | 46.9 | 64.8% | 41.4% | 57.7% | — | 227 |
* 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 | 81.5 | 16.4 | £40,942 | 14.0% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2021/22 | 79.9 | 16.9 | £42,567 | 19.0% | 0.0% | 7.9 |
| 2022/23 | 79.3 | 17.3 | £42,531 | 20.4% | 0.0% | 1.2 |
| 2023/24 | 74.0 | 18.6 | £42,747 | 15.1% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2024/25 | 86.7 | 15.8 | £49,033 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 13.5% | 3.5% | 1.8% | 1,000 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.6% | 3.1% | 2.7% | 1,002 |
| 2015/16 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 15.0% | 3.6% | 2.4% | 1,002 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 14.2% | 3.5% | 2.0% | 1,021 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 13.0% | 3.8% | 1.6% | 1,045 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.3% | 3.9% | 1.5% | 1,049 |
| 2020/21 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 20.5% | 5.7% | 1.5% | 1,126 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.2pp | 31.1% | 7.4% | 1.9% | 1,160 |
| 2022/23 | 10.6% | 6.8% | +3.8pp | 35.7% | 7.7% | 3.0% | 1,182 |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% | +4.1pp | 34.4% | 7.6% | 3.1% | 1,219 |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% | +3.6pp | 30.8% | 7.0% | 2.8% | 1,203 |
28 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2013 | — | Outstanding |