Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£10,746.72
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
55.6%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
62.2%
of income
In-year balance
+12.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
28 January 2020 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
790
Capacity
900 (88%)
Free school meals
29.7%
English additional lang.
44.8%
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.
57.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.8
Mean salary
£46,330
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.7%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25 · 829 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 | £4.7m | £4.1m | £2.7m | 57.0% | +£601k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,939 |
| 2022/23 | £7.7m | £6.6m | £4.1m | 53.9% | +£1.1m | £4.9m | 64.1% | £10,772 |
| 2023/24 | £8.2m | £7.2m | £4.6m | 55.6% | +£987k | £5.1m | 62.2% | £10,747 |
Teaching staff
£3.0m
42% of spend
Support staff
£903k
13% of spend
Premises
£1.7m
23% of spend
Other costs
£981k
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 | —* | 38.6 | 56.9% | 36.1% | 3.5% | — | 144 |
* 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 | 40.2 | 15.7 | £39,193 | 17.9% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2021/22 | 51.2 | 13.2 | £36,172 | 22.7% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2022/23 | 50.6 | 14.1 | £40,790 | 19.0% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2023/24 | 53.6 | 14.2 | £43,590 | 11.9% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2024/25 | 57.4 | 13.8 | £46,330 | —% | 1.7% | — |
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.5% | 4.4% | +2.2pp | 20.9% | 4.3% | 2.3% | 584 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.5% | 3.2% | 1.6% | 615 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 12.3% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 625 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 9.9% | 2.8% | 1.8% | 613 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 10.7% | 2.9% | 1.9% | 634 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 11.1% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 632 |
| 2020/21 | 9.2% | 4.5% | +4.7pp | 28.7% | 5.7% | 3.5% | 661 |
| 2021/22 | 10.2% | 7.1% | +3.0pp | 30.2% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 725 |
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% | +3.4pp | 32.0% | 4.0% | 6.3% | 741 |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% | +2.9pp | 28.4% | 4.4% | 5.0% | 789 |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% | +1.9pp | 23.8% | 4.3% | 3.9% | 829 |
28 January 2020 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2017 | — | Requires improvement |