Flags
6
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,327.38
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
76.4%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
1.3%
of income
In-year balance
+0.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.2%.
Reserves fell from 5.6% to 0.6% over 3 years
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.3% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 0.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 1.3%.
28 March 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,014
Capacity
1,255 (81%)
Free school meals
21.8%
English additional lang.
5.1%
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.
62.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£46,386
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
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.
25.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.4%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 915 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 | £5.4m | £5.5m | £4.4m | 80.8% | -£73k | £305k | 5.6% | £5,753 |
| 2022/23 | £6.0m | £6.2m | £4.8m | 80.2% | -£179k | £126k | 2.1% | £6,067 |
| 2023/24 | £6.7m | £6.8m | £5.2m | 77.3% | -£85k | £41k | 0.6% | £6,579 |
| 2024/25 | £7.4m | £7.4m | £5.7m | 76.4% | +£54k | £96k | 1.3% | £7,327 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
60% of spend
Support staff
£721k
10% of spend
Premises
£432k
6% of spend
Other costs
£1.3m
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 | —* | 43.5 | 58.8% | 38.8% | 45.5% | — | 165 |
* 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 | 54.8 | 16.9 | £41,922 | 7.8% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2021/22 | 57.0 | 16.6 | £42,772 | 10.5% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2022/23 | 58.0 | 17.0 | £44,541 | 13.3% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2023/24 | 59.5 | 17.1 | £47,036 | 9.4% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2024/25 | 62.7 | 16.2 | £46,386 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.0% | 4.4% | -0.4pp | 9.0% | 3.7% | 0.3% | 835 |
| 2014/15 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 8.4% | 3.8% | 0.3% | 797 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 9.7% | 4.3% | 0.4% | 773 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.1% | 4.4% | 1.0% | 786 |
| 2017/18 | 6.5% | 4.8% | +1.7pp | 16.7% | 5.0% | 1.4% | 819 |
| 2018/19 | 7.3% | 4.6% | +2.6pp | 21.6% | 5.2% | 2.0% | 813 |
| 2020/21 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 11.3% | 3.8% | 0.8% | 823 |
| 2021/22 | 8.4% | 7.1% | +1.3pp | 25.3% | 7.0% | 1.5% | 851 |
| 2022/23 | 8.0% | 6.8% | +1.2pp | 24.0% | 6.0% | 2.1% | 904 |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% | +3.7pp | 29.2% | 7.8% | 2.5% | 934 |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% | +3.0pp | 25.1% | 7.4% | 1.8% | 915 |
28 March 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Sept 2012 | — | Good |