Flags
5
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,543.11
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
67.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-5.4%
of income
In-year balance
+6.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.4%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -5.4%.
Elevated: turnover 18.5%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
26 June 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
560
Capacity
700 (80%)
Free school meals
20.2%
English additional lang.
3.8%
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.
30.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.7
Mean salary
£45,936
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.8%
Unauthorised absence
5.0%
2024/25 · 597 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 | £3.0m | £3.0m | £2.2m | 72.7% | +£28k | -£622k | -20.6% | £5,984 |
| 2022/23 | £3.3m | £3.3m | £2.4m | 72.6% | +£50k | -£571k | -17.1% | £6,123 |
| 2023/24 | £3.9m | £3.8m | £2.7m | 70.8% | +£78k | -£493k | -12.8% | £6,819 |
| 2024/25 | £4.2m | £4.0m | £2.9m | 67.8% | +£264k | -£229k | -5.4% | £7,543 |
Teaching staff
£2.0m
51% of spend
Support staff
£376k
10% of spend
Premises
£406k
10% of spend
Other costs
£689k
17% 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 | —* | 46.1 | 73.3% | 39.6% | 34.7% | — | 101 |
* 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 | 27.3 | 17.8 | £39,924 | 11.0% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2021/22 | 27.4 | 18.4 | £41,209 | 10.9% | 0.0% | 11.4 |
| 2022/23 | 28.1 | 19.5 | £42,049 | 18.5% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2023/24 | 27.7 | 20.5 | £45,831 | 25.3% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2024/25 | 30.0 | 18.7 | £45,936 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 13.8% | 4.7% | 0.5% | 705 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 14.5% | 4.8% | 0.4% | 667 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 17.4% | 5.3% | 0.6% | 638 |
| 2016/17 | 7.4% | 4.6% | +2.8pp | 20.6% | 6.3% | 1.1% | 601 |
| 2017/18 | 6.7% | 4.8% | +2.0pp | 17.1% | 5.5% | 1.2% | 551 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 14.3% | 4.7% | 1.1% | 518 |
| 2020/21 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 21.0% | 5.9% | 0.9% | 509 |
| 2021/22 | 10.8% | 7.1% | +3.7pp | 32.8% | 8.9% | 1.9% | 521 |
| 2022/23 | 11.0% | 6.8% | +4.2pp | 29.9% | 8.0% | 3.0% | 572 |
| 2023/24 | 11.4% | 6.6% | +4.8pp | 28.8% | 8.6% | 2.8% | 594 |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% | +2.6pp | 18.9% | 3.8% | 5.0% | 597 |
26 June 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 2019 | — | Good |