Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,757.37
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
73.8%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
2.4%
of income
In-year balance
-2.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.1%.
Elevated: turnover 20.7%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.9% of income.
16 April 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,362
Capacity
1,370 (99%)
Free school meals
24.3%
English additional lang.
14.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
75.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.1
Mean salary
£49,493
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
5.0%
2024/25 · 1,148 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 | £8.2m | £7.8m | £5.7m | 70.3% | +£401k | £877k | 10.7% | £6,110 |
| 2022/23 | £8.9m | £8.8m | £6.5m | 73.1% | +£152k | £1.0m | 11.5% | £6,665 |
| 2023/24 | £9.5m | £10.0m | £7.2m | 75.5% | -£473k | £557k | 5.8% | £7,195 |
| 2024/25 | £10.6m | £10.9m | £7.8m | 73.8% | -£308k | £249k | 2.4% | £7,757 |
Teaching staff
£5.1m
47% of spend
Support staff
£1.4m
13% of spend
Premises
£1.5m
14% of spend
Other costs
£1.6m
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 | —* | 44.0 | 63.1% | 42.7% | 38.7% | — | 225 |
* 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 | 65.9 | 20.0 | £42,087 | 1.5% | 0.0% | 0.9 |
| 2021/22 | 69.9 | 19.1 | £42,493 | 12.5% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2022/23 | 70.6 | 19.0 | £45,096 | 17.9% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2023/24 | 75.7 | 17.5 | £44,845 | 20.7% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2024/25 | 75.4 | 18.1 | £49,493 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.7pp | 17.2% | 5.0% | 1.0% | 1,007 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 13.6% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 1,016 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.9% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 1,015 |
| 2016/17 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 17.1% | 3.8% | 2.2% | 1,010 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 14.2% | 3.5% | 2.3% | 1,032 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 14.6% | 2.2% | 3.3% | 1,051 |
| 2020/21 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 20.2% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 1,118 |
| 2021/22 | 10.2% | 7.1% | +3.0pp | 32.1% | 4.0% | 6.2% | 1,126 |
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% | +3.1pp | 27.1% | 4.0% | 5.9% | 1,120 |
| 2023/24 | 10.5% | 6.6% | +4.0pp | 28.1% | 4.7% | 5.8% | 1,126 |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% | +3.9pp | 25.7% | 5.1% | 5.0% | 1,148 |
16 April 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Sept 2016 | — | Requires improvement |