Flags
5
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,268.92
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
17.2%
of income
In-year balance
+0.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.6%.
Elevated: turnover 26.5%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.5%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good29 April 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,682
Capacity
1,891 (89%)
Free school meals
51.4%
English additional lang.
23.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 2–19
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.
119.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.9
Mean salary
£47,266
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
37.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.6%
Unauthorised absence
11.0%
2024/25 · 1,534 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 | £12.6m | £13.5m | £10.6m | 83.7% | -£932k | £2.0m | 15.8% | £7,261 |
| 2022/23 | £14.0m | £13.4m | £10.8m | 77.6% | +£601k | £2.3m | 16.8% | £8,043 |
| 2023/24 | £14.2m | £14.1m | £11.2m | 78.5% | +£96k | £2.4m | 17.2% | £8,269 |
Teaching staff
£7.2m
51% of spend
Support staff
£2.5m
17% of spend
Premises
£260k
2% of spend
Other costs
£2.7m
19% 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 | —* | 33.1 | 45.7% | 23.1% | 58.4% | — | 221 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 57.0% | 60.0% | 60.0% | 48.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 57.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 42.0% | — |
| 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 | 102.8 | 16.9 | £42,130 | 10.5% | 0.0% | 10.3 |
| 2021/22 | 105.6 | 16.5 | £42,479 | 26.7% | 0.0% | 8.9 |
| 2022/23 | 109.4 | 15.9 | £41,379 | 26.5% | 1.8% | 6.4 |
| 2023/24 | 122.4 | 14.0 | £43,572 | 22.4% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2024/25 | 119.1 | 13.9 | £47,266 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
13.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
37.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
11.0%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.9pp | 18.7% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 1,278 |
| 2014/15 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 19.0% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 1,365 |
| 2015/16 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 23.7% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 1,459 |
| 2016/17 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 18.6% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 1,529 |
| 2017/18 | 7.5% | 4.8% | +2.8pp | 21.2% | 3.2% | 4.4% | 1,573 |
| 2018/19 | 7.3% | 4.6% | +2.7pp | 19.3% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 1,574 |
| 2020/21 | 10.2% | 4.5% | +5.7pp | 29.5% | 4.6% | 5.6% | 1,554 |
| 2021/22 | 14.4% | 7.1% | +7.3pp | 47.7% | 5.6% | 8.8% | 1,569 |
| 2022/23 | 14.0% | 6.8% | +7.2pp | 42.7% | 2.9% | 11.1% | 1,580 |
| 2023/24 | 14.2% | 6.6% | +7.7pp | 40.2% | 3.3% | 10.9% | 1,587 |
| 2024/25 | 13.6% | 6.2% | +7.4pp | 37.5% | 2.6% | 11.0% | 1,534 |
29 April 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan 2023 | — | Requires improvement |