Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,677.51
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
62.6%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+13.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
7 November 2012 · S5 Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,451
Capacity
1,337 (109%)
Free school meals
49.7%
English additional lang.
44.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 2–16
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.
86.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.4
Mean salary
£43,954
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.2%
Unauthorised absence
7.0%
2024/25 · 1,436 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 | £9.5m | £8.5m | £6.3m | 66.7% | +£1.0m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,036 |
| 2022/23 | £10.3m | £8.9m | £6.4m | 62.3% | +£1.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,561 |
| 2023/24 | £12.0m | £10.4m | £7.5m | 62.6% | +£1.6m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,678 |
Teaching staff
£5.4m
52% of spend
Support staff
£1.7m
16% of spend
Premises
£1.9m
18% of spend
Other costs
£1.0m
10% 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 | —* | 41.1 | 58.4% | 41.1% | 15.8% | — | 190 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 53.0% | 55.0% | 57.0% | 38.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 47.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 43.0% | — |
| 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 | 80.1 | 16.2 | £41,295 | 11.7% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2021/22 | 82.9 | 16.3 | £42,160 | 25.6% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2022/23 | 80.4 | 16.9 | £42,777 | 13.4% | 1.2% | 4.0 |
| 2023/24 | 80.9 | 17.1 | £41,185 | 16.5% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2024/25 | 86.7 | 16.4 | £43,954 | —% | 1.1% | — |
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.0%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.3% | 4.4% | +3.0pp | 24.4% | 5.1% | 2.2% | 1,183 |
| 2014/15 | 8.5% | 4.5% | +4.0pp | 31.0% | 5.3% | 3.2% | 1,230 |
| 2015/16 | 7.9% | 4.5% | +3.5pp | 27.9% | 4.9% | 3.0% | 1,251 |
| 2016/17 | 7.5% | 4.6% | +3.0pp | 27.1% | 4.5% | 3.1% | 1,235 |
| 2017/18 | 7.1% | 4.8% | +2.3pp | 23.0% | 3.9% | 3.2% | 1,253 |
| 2018/19 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 21.2% | 3.7% | 3.0% | 1,259 |
| 2020/21 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 21.4% | 2.3% | 4.7% | 1,241 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +1.0pp | 27.3% | 1.9% | 6.2% | 1,288 |
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% | +2.4pp | 29.8% | 1.4% | 7.7% | 1,325 |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% | +2.8pp | 29.6% | 1.5% | 7.8% | 1,392 |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% | +3.0pp | 27.2% | 2.2% | 7.0% | 1,436 |
7 November 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 2011 | URN 107126 | Requires improvement |