Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,726.87
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
71.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-15.0%
of income
In-year balance
+1.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.9%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -15.0%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.4%.
4 May 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
438
Capacity
763 (57%)
Free school meals
21.9%
English additional lang.
7.1%
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.
25.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.9
Mean salary
£48,651
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.9%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25 · 462 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 | £3.1m | £3.0m | £2.3m | 73.6% | +£31k | -£794k | -25.9% | £7,228 |
| 2022/23 | £3.2m | £3.1m | £2.2m | 70.7% | +£27k | -£767k | -24.2% | £7,246 |
| 2023/24 | £3.5m | £3.4m | £2.4m | 68.5% | +£134k | -£633k | -17.9% | £7,830 |
| 2024/25 | £3.8m | £3.8m | £2.7m | 71.5% | +£58k | -£575k | -15.0% | £8,727 |
Teaching staff
£1.9m
49% of spend
Support staff
£525k
14% of spend
Premises
£229k
6% of spend
Other costs
£801k
21% 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 | —* | 43.0 | 56.9% | 38.5% | 36.9% | — | 65 |
* 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 | 26.5 | 16.8 | £43,440 | 5.2% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2021/22 | 25.8 | 16.5 | £44,050 | 15.5% | 0.0% | 9.6 |
| 2022/23 | 23.9 | 18.3 | £46,722 | 20.8% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2023/24 | 24.4 | 18.5 | £48,917 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2024/25 | 25.9 | 16.9 | £48,651 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 12.0% | 4.8% | 0.5% | 641 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 13.0% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 621 |
| 2015/16 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 16.6% | 5.1% | 1.0% | 595 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 11.8% | 3.8% | 1.6% | 592 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 11.2% | 3.5% | 1.8% | 529 |
| 2018/19 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 14.1% | 3.4% | 2.9% | 455 |
| 2020/21 | 7.7% | 4.5% | +3.2pp | 24.2% | 5.3% | 2.4% | 425 |
| 2021/22 | 13.8% | 7.1% | +6.7pp | 49.0% | 8.3% | 5.5% | 441 |
| 2022/23 | 13.9% | 6.8% | +7.1pp | 39.4% | 7.8% | 6.1% | 457 |
| 2023/24 | 10.9% | 6.6% | +4.3pp | 32.9% | 7.1% | 3.7% | 487 |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% | +3.2pp | 30.1% | 6.9% | 2.5% | 462 |
4 May 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Feb 2012 | — | Good |