Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,991.35
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.0%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
5.3%
of income
In-year balance
+5.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.3%.
Elevated: turnover 21.7%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good12 November 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
672
Capacity
725 (93%)
Free school meals
45.5%
English additional lang.
49.3%
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.
35.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.9
Mean salary
£44,093
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.9%
Unauthorised absence
6.4%
2024/25 · 709 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 | £6.1m | £6.4m | £4.7m | 78.1% | -£355k | £536k | 8.8% | £6,081 |
| 2022/23 | £4.5m | £4.5m | £3.2m | 71.9% | +£62k | £348k | 7.7% | £4,382 |
| 2023/24 | £7.3m | £6.9m | £5.2m | 71.0% | +£368k | £386k | 5.3% | £6,991 |
Teaching staff
£3.3m
48% of spend
Support staff
£688k
10% of spend
Premises
£378k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.4m
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 | —* | 44.8 | 60.1% | 37.1% | 39.2% | — | 143 |
* 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 | 58.7 | 17.2 | £40,311 | 18.4% | 0.0% | 8.6 |
| 2021/22 | 57.6 | 17.3 | £40,651 | 21.7% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2022/23 | 57.9 | 17.8 | £41,808 | 14.5% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2023/24 | 52.2 | 19.9 | £41,597 | 67.6% | 0.0% | 10.9 |
| 2024/25 | 35.6 | 18.9 | £44,093 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.4%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.1% | 4.4% | -0.3pp | 6.5% | 3.5% | 0.6% | 634 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 9.1% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 718 |
| 2015/16 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 12.2% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 768 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 9.9% | 4.1% | 0.9% | 888 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 10.9% | 3.7% | 1.1% | 922 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 15.2% | 4.3% | 1.5% | 922 |
| 2020/21 | 7.4% | 4.5% | +2.9pp | 21.3% | 4.8% | 2.6% | 945 |
| 2021/22 | 7.5% | 7.1% | +0.3pp | 23.9% | 5.1% | 2.3% | 974 |
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% | +1.4pp | 27.9% | 5.4% | 2.9% | 1,012 |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% | +2.3pp | 28.9% | 4.9% | 4.0% | 1,037 |
| 2024/25 | 10.3% | 6.2% | +4.1pp | 30.2% | 3.9% | 6.4% | 709 |
12 November 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2022 | — | Requires improvement |