Flags
3
3 high
Per-pupil income
£7,624.84
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
13.3%
of income
In-year balance
+5.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.8%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate21 January 2025 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,503
Capacity
1,800 (84%)
Free school meals
37.3%
English additional lang.
17.6%
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.
82.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.3
Mean salary
£50,616
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
14.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
37.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
10.0%
2024/25 · 1,427 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 | £10.2m | £9.5m | £7.8m | 76.6% | +£655k | £1.3m | 12.5% | £6,483 |
| 2022/23 | £11.0m | £10.0m | £8.0m | 72.3% | +£1.0m | £1.6m | 14.8% | £7,062 |
| 2023/24 | £11.8m | £11.2m | £8.7m | 73.8% | +£618k | £1.6m | 13.3% | £7,625 |
Teaching staff
£5.5m
49% of spend
Support staff
£1.4m
13% of spend
Premises
£449k
4% of spend
Other costs
£2.0m
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 | —* | 35.3 | 51.1% | 25.9% | 27.0% | — | 270 |
* 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 | 97.2 | 16.0 | £40,703 | 11.8% | 0.0% | 1.0 |
| 2021/22 | 100.5 | 15.6 | £40,395 | 20.7% | 0.0% | 0.1 |
| 2022/23 | 95.0 | 16.4 | £39,524 | 31.5% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2023/24 | 79.9 | 19.3 | £48,769 | 27.4% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2024/25 | 82.2 | 18.3 | £50,616 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
14.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
37.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
10.0%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.3% | 4.4% | +1.9pp | 19.0% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 1,406 |
| 2014/15 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 20.1% | 3.1% | 3.7% | 1,400 |
| 2015/16 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 15.5% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 1,364 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 11.1% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 1,344 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 13.7% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 1,350 |
| 2018/19 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 17.1% | 2.8% | 4.1% | 1,405 |
| 2020/21 | 9.5% | 4.5% | +5.0pp | 26.0% | 4.4% | 5.1% | 1,428 |
| 2021/22 | 13.7% | 7.1% | +6.6pp | 42.2% | 5.5% | 8.3% | 1,454 |
| 2022/23 | 14.9% | 6.8% | +8.1pp | 40.6% | 4.2% | 10.6% | 1,452 |
| 2023/24 | 14.8% | 6.6% | +8.3pp | 41.3% | 4.3% | 10.5% | 1,475 |
| 2024/25 | 14.5% | 6.2% | +8.3pp | 37.6% | 4.5% | 10.0% | 1,427 |
21 January 2025 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
InadequateFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 2022 | — | Inadequate |