Flags
4
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,742.82
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
80.1%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
7.0%
of income
In-year balance
-1.5%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.1%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.5% of income.
Elevated: turnover 21.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
20 March 2019 · Academy First Section 5
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
789
Capacity
750 (105%)
Free school meals
28.0%
English additional lang.
52.9%
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.
45.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.5
Mean salary
£43,175
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 810 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 | £5.2m | £4.9m | £3.8m | 74.4% | +£218k | £455k | 8.8% | £6,902 |
| 2022/23 | £6.0m | £5.5m | £4.2m | 70.6% | +£551k | £807k | 13.4% | £7,816 |
| 2023/24 | £6.2m | £6.3m | £5.0m | 80.1% | -£92k | £435k | 7.0% | £7,743 |
Teaching staff
£3.5m
56% of spend
Support staff
£863k
14% of spend
Premises
£339k
5% of spend
Other costs
£988k
16% 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 | —* | 44.1 | 67.3% | 42.0% | 48.0% | — | 150 |
* 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 | 39.8 | 17.6 | £37,432 | 7.5% | 0.0% | 13.0 |
| 2021/22 | 44.4 | 16.8 | £36,313 | 9.0% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2022/23 | 45.4 | 17.0 | £35,449 | 15.4% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2023/24 | 47.4 | 16.9 | £40,853 | 21.1% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2024/25 | 45.0 | 17.5 | £43,175 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
Absence composition — 2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.8% | 4.4% | +1.4pp | 16.2% | 4.0% | 1.7% | 536 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 17.3% | 4.1% | 1.9% | 542 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.8% | 3.6% | 1.3% | 551 |
| 2016/17 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 17.9% | 4.7% | 1.9% | 586 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 12.9% | 3.6% | 1.7% | 650 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 14.4% | 4.1% | 1.7% | 701 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 13.5% | 4.3% | 1.4% | 733 |
| 2021/22 | 7.7% | 7.1% | +0.6pp | 24.1% | 5.9% | 1.9% | 767 |
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% | +1.9pp | 28.6% | 6.2% | 2.5% | 802 |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% | +2.5pp | 31.1% | 6.5% | 2.6% | 820 |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% | +2.6pp | 24.6% | 6.1% | 2.6% | 810 |
20 March 2019 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec 2015 | URN 107767 | Good |