Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,730.26
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.5%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+6.8%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes.
Elevated: turnover 23.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.
15 November 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,728
Capacity
2,000 (86%)
Free school meals
19.8%
English additional lang.
3.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
98.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.6
Mean salary
£49,428
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25 · 1,558 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 | £10.1m | £10.2m | £7.0m | 69.6% | -£45k | £1.7m | 16.8% | £5,823 |
| 2022/23 | £11.1m | £10.1m | £7.5m | 67.7% | +£988k | £887k | 8.0% | £6,375 |
| 2023/24 | £11.7m | £10.9m | £8.2m | 70.5% | +£791k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,730 |
Teaching staff
£6.1m
56% of spend
Support staff
£1.3m
12% of spend
Premises
£702k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.9m
18% 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 | —* | 51.0 | 72.9% | 55.3% | 7.5% | — | 295 |
* 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 | 94.0 | 18.4 | £38,062 | 12.6% | 1.1% | 4.5 |
| 2021/22 | 98.7 | 17.6 | £41,747 | 17.1% | 1.0% | 7.4 |
| 2022/23 | 98.9 | 17.6 | £42,205 | 20.1% | 1.0% | 6.4 |
| 2023/24 | 94.4 | 18.4 | £47,034 | 23.2% | 1.0% | 5.8 |
| 2024/25 | 98.2 | 17.6 | £49,428 | —% | 1.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 11.3% | 4.1% | 0.7% | 1,361 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 13.7% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 1,382 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 12.8% | 3.7% | 1.0% | 1,396 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 12.3% | 4.1% | 1.3% | 1,424 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 14.3% | 4.3% | 1.4% | 1,438 |
| 2018/19 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 14.8% | 4.5% | 1.4% | 1,471 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 15.6% | 4.0% | 1.7% | 1,521 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 22.4% | 5.8% | 2.2% | 1,531 |
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% | +1.5pp | 24.3% | 5.7% | 2.6% | 1,547 |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% | +1.8pp | 24.6% | 5.4% | 3.0% | 1,575 |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% | +2.9pp | 26.4% | 5.4% | 3.7% | 1,558 |
15 November 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sept 2013 | — | Good |