Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,151.98
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.4%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
3.4%
of income
In-year balance
+0.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
4 July 2012 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 13 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
956
Capacity
1,150 (83%)
Free school meals
35.9%
English additional lang.
48.1%
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.
68.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.0
Mean salary
£47,470
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25 · 891 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 | £7.5m | £7.7m | £6.2m | 82.3% | -£175k | £775k | 10.3% | £6,881 |
| 2022/23 | £8.1m | £8.0m | £6.2m | 76.2% | +£149k | £546k | 6.7% | £7,555 |
| 2023/24 | £8.4m | £8.3m | £6.4m | 76.4% | +£77k | £284k | 3.4% | £8,152 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
56% of spend
Support staff
£619k
7% of spend
Premises
£411k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.5m
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 | —* | 43.2 | 59.7% | 32.0% | 70.7% | — | 181 |
* 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 | 77.5 | 14.3 | £42,641 | 3.4% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2021/22 | 78.3 | 14.0 | £43,323 | 14.6% | 0.0% | 8.3 |
| 2022/23 | 68.5 | 15.7 | £43,828 | 7.9% | 1.4% | 8.0 |
| 2023/24 | 72.8 | 14.2 | £48,339 | 9.2% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2024/25 | 68.3 | 14.0 | £47,470 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.7pp | 18.6% | 3.2% | 2.8% | 922 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.4% | 3.1% | 2.7% | 926 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 10.6% | 2.8% | 2.3% | 916 |
| 2016/17 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 10.9% | 3.1% | 2.5% | 932 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 13.2% | 3.3% | 2.5% | 952 |
| 2018/19 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 16.6% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 958 |
| 2020/21 | 8.8% | 4.5% | +4.3pp | 29.0% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 959 |
| 2021/22 | 12.1% | 7.1% | +4.9pp | 41.6% | 6.9% | 5.2% | 936 |
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% | +2.7pp | 30.0% | 5.1% | 4.4% | 939 |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% | +1.7pp | 24.9% | 3.8% | 4.4% | 918 |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% | +2.4pp | 24.7% | 4.6% | 4.0% | 891 |
4 July 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2009 | URN 107368 | Outstanding |