Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,488.83
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.0%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
21.8%
of income
In-year balance
+6.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 15.2%.
Elevated: sickness 9.4 days.
Elevated: vacancy rate 4.9%.
15 March 2018 · Academy First Section 5
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
682
Capacity
727 (94%)
Free school meals
43.3%
English additional lang.
60.7%
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.
38.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.8
Mean salary
£55,068
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
4.9%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
44.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
8.8%
2024/25 · 755 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 | £5.4m | £4.9m | £4.0m | 72.8% | +£527k | £1.4m | 25.4% | £7,593 |
| 2022/23 | £5.7m | £5.5m | £4.4m | 77.0% | +£218k | £1.3m | 22.8% | £7,895 |
| 2023/24 | £6.1m | £5.7m | £4.6m | 75.0% | +£403k | £1.3m | 21.8% | £8,489 |
Teaching staff
£3.1m
55% of spend
Support staff
£720k
13% of spend
Premises
£196k
3% of spend
Other costs
£923k
16% 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 | —* | 37.3 | 53.2% | 31.2% | 31.9% | — | 141 |
* 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 | 41.4 | 16.3 | £43,583 | 6.3% | 0.0% | 9.4 |
| 2021/22 | 46.5 | 15.4 | £43,180 | 23.7% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2022/23 | 42.3 | 17.1 | £46,445 | 14.7% | 0.0% | 8.2 |
| 2023/24 | 49.2 | 14.6 | £51,794 | 31.7% | 0.0% | 11.9 |
| 2024/25 | 38.4 | 17.8 | £55,068 | —% | 4.9% | — |
Overall absence
13.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
44.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
8.8%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 10.1% | 1.6% | 2.9% | 365 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 14.5% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 401 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 12.3% | 3.1% | 1.9% | 455 |
| 2018/19 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.1pp | 18.4% | 3.2% | 3.6% | 556 |
| 2020/21 | 11.1% | 4.5% | +6.6pp | 40.8% | 6.5% | 4.6% | 701 |
| 2021/22 | 16.2% | 7.1% | +9.0pp | 54.2% | 5.3% | 10.8% | 751 |
| 2022/23 | 14.5% | 6.8% | +7.7pp | 48.6% | 4.9% | 9.6% | 765 |
| 2023/24 | 15.2% | 6.6% | +8.6pp | 52.8% | 4.5% | 10.6% | 757 |
| 2024/25 | 13.7% | 6.2% | +7.5pp | 44.4% | 4.9% | 8.8% | 755 |
15 March 2018 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Good