Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,451.83
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.7%
of income
In-year balance
-1.3%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.2% of income.
Elevated: sickness 8.3 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
16 May 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
1,302
Capacity
1,430 (91%)
Free school meals
22.4%
English additional lang.
3.1%
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.
80.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£53,118
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.
25.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25 · 1,082 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 | £8.7m | £9.3m | £6.6m | 76.6% | -£582k | £315k | 3.6% | £6,551 |
| 2022/23 | £9.4m | £9.6m | £6.7m | 71.3% | -£163k | £239k | 2.5% | £7,229 |
| 2023/24 | £9.7m | £9.9m | £7.0m | 71.5% | -£122k | £70k | 0.7% | £7,452 |
Teaching staff
£5.4m
55% of spend
Support staff
£615k
6% of spend
Premises
£500k
5% of spend
Other costs
£2.4m
24% 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 | —* | 40.0 | 55.2% | 31.0% | 20.2% | — | 203 |
* 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 | 81.9 | 16.5 | £45,614 | 13.3% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2021/22 | 82.6 | 16.0 | £44,491 | 10.2% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2022/23 | 83.8 | 15.5 | £47,673 | 8.7% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2023/24 | 80.6 | 16.2 | £50,557 | 14.4% | 0.0% | 8.3 |
| 2024/25 | 80.5 | 16.2 | £53,118 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 9.0% | 3.4% | 0.8% | 1,092 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 12.0% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 1,113 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 10.7% | 4.1% | 0.8% | 1,101 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 10.9% | 3.6% | 0.9% | 1,104 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 14.2% | 4.2% | 1.5% | 1,093 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 15.0% | 4.6% | 1.3% | 1,096 |
| 2020/21 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 16.6% | 5.3% | 1.1% | 1,061 |
| 2021/22 | 8.0% | 7.1% | +0.8pp | 24.1% | 6.7% | 1.3% | 1,060 |
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% | +1.3pp | 25.1% | 6.4% | 1.7% | 1,057 |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% | +0.3pp | 19.2% | 4.8% | 2.0% | 1,077 |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% | +2.4pp | 25.2% | 6.5% | 2.1% | 1,082 |
16 May 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 2007 | URN 107580 | Outstanding |