Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£9,085.22
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.1%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
8.9%
of income
In-year balance
+1.6%
of income
Elevated: turnover 25.8%, sickness 10.4 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.7%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement11 February 2025 · Special Measures S5 ReInspection
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
969
Capacity
1,050 (92%)
Free school meals
45.3%
English additional lang.
27.3%
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.
55.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.6
Mean salary
£48,443
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.9%
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25 · 1,048 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 | £7.0m | £7.2m | £5.3m | 75.0% | -£202k | £1.4m | 19.5% | £6,956 |
| 2022/23 | £8.4m | £8.3m | £6.3m | 74.6% | +£164k | £1.0m | 12.1% | £8,594 |
| 2023/24 | £8.8m | £8.7m | £6.5m | 73.1% | +£143k | £789k | 8.9% | £9,085 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
46% of spend
Support staff
£819k
9% of spend
Premises
£497k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.7m
20% 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 | —* | 32.7 | 41.9% | 23.7% | 38.4% | — | 198 |
* 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 | 58.8 | 17.1 | £43,630 | 18.7% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2021/22 | 61.6 | 16.4 | £42,480 | 27.3% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2022/23 | 65.2 | 15.1 | £45,853 | 32.2% | 1.5% | 9.2 |
| 2023/24 | 58.2 | 16.7 | £44,305 | 25.8% | 1.7% | 10.4 |
| 2024/25 | 55.2 | 17.6 | £48,443 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 13.9% | 2.6% | 3.5% | 151 |
| 2016/17 | 7.0% | 4.6% | +2.4pp | 21.1% | 1.2% | 5.8% | 360 |
| 2017/18 | 7.3% | 4.8% | +2.5pp | 21.8% | 3.2% | 4.0% | 582 |
| 2018/19 | 9.1% | 4.6% | +4.5pp | 25.8% | 3.6% | 5.6% | 788 |
| 2020/21 | 9.3% | 4.5% | +4.8pp | 26.8% | 6.0% | 3.3% | 1,047 |
| 2021/22 | 15.3% | 7.1% | +8.2pp | 44.0% | 8.8% | 6.5% | 1,066 |
| 2022/23 | 14.7% | 6.8% | +7.9pp | 42.2% | 7.0% | 7.7% | 1,067 |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% | +3.0pp | 30.8% | 5.2% | 4.3% | 1,072 |
| 2024/25 | 10.7% | 6.2% | +4.5pp | 30.4% | 5.9% | 4.8% | 1,048 |
11 February 2025 · Special Measures S5 ReInspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Mar 2023 | — | Inadequate |