Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,113.54
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.1%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
12.2%
of income
In-year balance
+4.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.6%.
Elevated: turnover 31.7%, sickness 8.4 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.4%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good24 September 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
820
Capacity
1,350 (61%)
Free school meals
31.7%
English additional lang.
5.0%
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.
48.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£50,301
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.1%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25 · 891 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 | £7.2m | £3.0m | £1.8m | 25.0% | +£4.2m | £144k | 2.0% | £6,907 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £6.7m | £4.8m | 64.2% | +£892k | £513k | 6.8% | £7,725 |
| 2023/24 | £7.4m | £7.1m | £5.3m | 71.1% | +£314k | £903k | 12.2% | £8,114 |
Teaching staff
£3.6m
51% of spend
Support staff
£759k
11% of spend
Premises
£623k
9% of spend
Other costs
£1.2m
17% 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 | —* | 38.5 | 48.0% | 25.1% | 20.6% | — | 175 |
* 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 | 66.9 | 17.4 | £42,639 | 24.8% | 0.0% | 8.6 |
| 2021/22 | 60.4 | 17.2 | £43,524 | 27.7% | 0.0% | 15.1 |
| 2022/23 | 51.6 | 18.9 | £43,379 | 20.0% | 1.9% | 7.2 |
| 2023/24 | 49.5 | 18.5 | £44,732 | 31.7% | 0.0% | 8.4 |
| 2024/25 | 48.2 | 17.0 | £50,301 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 17.7% | 4.4% | 1.8% | 1,289 |
| 2014/15 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 17.8% | 4.5% | 1.8% | 1,294 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 15.4% | 4.5% | 1.4% | 1,281 |
| 2016/17 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 16.8% | 4.6% | 1.5% | 1,281 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 16.4% | 4.2% | 1.6% | 1,239 |
| 2018/19 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 17.3% | 5.1% | 1.7% | 1,257 |
| 2020/21 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 17.8% | 5.2% | 1.2% | 1,140 |
| 2021/22 | 10.7% | 7.1% | +3.6pp | 35.0% | 8.0% | 2.7% | 1,104 |
| 2022/23 | 11.6% | 6.8% | +4.8pp | 36.9% | 7.8% | 3.8% | 1,020 |
| 2023/24 | 11.6% | 6.6% | +5.0pp | 34.6% | 7.0% | 4.6% | 978 |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% | +3.2pp | 30.8% | 6.1% | 3.3% | 891 |
24 September 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 2022 | — | Requires improvement |