Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,342.07
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.2%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
31.3%
of income
In-year balance
+12.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
11 October 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,630
Capacity
1,524 (107%)
Free school meals
41.3%
English additional lang.
59.3%
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.
123.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.2
Mean salary
£45,618
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.6%
2024/25 · 1,684 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 | £11.7m | £9.9m | £7.9m | 68.0% | +£1.8m | £3.1m | 26.7% | £7,200 |
| 2022/23 | £12.4m | £10.5m | £8.4m | 68.0% | +£1.9m | £4.2m | 34.0% | £7,638 |
| 2023/24 | £13.7m | £12.0m | £9.7m | 71.2% | +£1.6m | £4.3m | 31.3% | £8,342 |
Teaching staff
£7.2m
60% of spend
Support staff
£1.7m
14% of spend
Premises
£565k
5% of spend
Other costs
£1.7m
14% 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 | —* | 44.4 | 63.9% | 44.7% | 46.7% | — | 338 |
* 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 | 110.8 | 14.1 | £42,013 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 8.3 |
| 2021/22 | 114.8 | 14.1 | £39,114 | 26.3% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2022/23 | 108.0 | 15.0 | £40,332 | 24.6% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2023/24 | 117.0 | 14.0 | £39,322 | 15.0% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2024/25 | 123.2 | 13.2 | £45,618 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.6%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.3% | 4.4% | +2.0pp | 20.2% | 3.5% | 2.8% | 1,245 |
| 2014/15 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 19.1% | 3.7% | 2.7% | 1,211 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 10.0% | 2.9% | 1.6% | 1,213 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 11.2% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 1,265 |
| 2017/18 | 5.9% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 18.4% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 1,358 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 14.5% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 1,432 |
| 2020/21 | 9.4% | 4.5% | +4.9pp | 29.8% | 5.8% | 3.5% | 1,608 |
| 2021/22 | 10.6% | 7.1% | +3.4pp | 37.1% | 5.9% | 4.7% | 1,658 |
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% | +3.6pp | 36.2% | 5.2% | 5.3% | 1,661 |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% | +1.7pp | 25.5% | 2.2% | 6.0% | 1,686 |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% | +2.7pp | 26.5% | 2.3% | 6.6% | 1,684 |
11 October 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2015 | URN 107413 | Requires improvement |