Flags
10
7 high
Per-pupil income
£7,297.12
−£1,0152024/25
Staff costs % of income
83.7%
+10.6ppDfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
-27.3%
−15.2ppof income
In-year balance
-8.4%
−15.5ppof income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.1%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 83.7%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 8.4% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.5%.
Elevated: turnover 22.1%, sickness 15.4 days.
Elevated: turnover 21.8%.
Elevated: turnover 32.8%.
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 improvement18 March 2025 · Academy First Section 5
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
461
Capacity
855 (54%)
Free school meals
32.1%
English additional lang.
1.5%
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.
26.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.5
Mean salary
£52,067
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
35.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.6%
Unauthorised absence
7.5%
2024/25 · 490 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 | £2.3m | £2.2m | £1.7m | 74.6% | +£68k | -£115k | -5.1% | £5,237 |
| 2022/23 | £3.5m | £3.4m | £2.5m | 71.5% | +£49k | -£530k | -15.2% | £7,936 |
| 2023/24 | £3.8m | £3.5m | £2.8m | 73.1% | +£266k | -£457k | -12.1% | £8,312 |
| 2024/25 | £3.3m | £3.6m | £2.8m | 83.7% | -£278k | -£899k | -27.3% | £7,297 |
Teaching staff
£2.1m
58% of spend
Support staff
£252k
7% of spend
Premises
£262k
7% of spend
Other costs
£553k
15% 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 | —* | 35.7 | 57.6% | 45.5% | 36.4% | — | 66 |
* 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) | Admin FTEⓘFull-time equivalent administrative and clerical staff. Part-time roles counted proportionally. | Admin HCⓘAdministrative staff headcount (all individuals regardless of hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 26.8 | 16.2 | £41,679 | 24.3% | 0.0% | — | — | — |
| 2022/23 | — | 16.5 | £45,411 | 21.8% | 0.0% | 2.6 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | — | 18.0 | £47,462 | 22.1% | 0.0% | 15.4 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | — | 18.9 | £49,708 | 32.8% | 0.0% | 5.5 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | 26.4 | 17.5 | £52,067 | —% | 0.0% | — | 3.8 | 4 |
Overall absence
13.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
35.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.5%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 21.5% | 5.6% | 1.1% | 451 |
| 2016/17 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.6pp | 20.5% | 5.3% | 1.8% | 425 |
| 2017/18 | 6.8% | 4.8% | +2.0pp | 20.3% | 5.0% | 1.8% | 405 |
| 2018/19 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 14.7% | 4.8% | 1.9% | 380 |
| 2020/21 | 8.2% | 4.5% | +3.7pp | 23.1% | 5.0% | 3.2% | 438 |
| 2021/22 | 14.0% | 7.1% | +6.8pp | 44.7% | 7.7% | 6.3% | 445 |
| 2022/23 | 12.8% | 6.8% | +6.0pp | 43.2% | 6.9% | 6.0% | 479 |
| 2023/24 | 13.5% | 6.6% | +6.9pp | 43.5% | 4.6% | 8.8% | 481 |
| 2024/25 | 13.1% | 6.2% | +6.9pp | 35.9% | 5.6% | 7.5% | 490 |
18 March 2025 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 2021 | URN 142061 | Inadequate |